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Joe Land

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Monon Steam #37
« on: February 09, 2012, 09:47:35 am »
Steam engine #37 at Bloomington 1936
« Last Edit: February 11, 2012, 05:37:57 pm by Pete Pedigo »
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Re: Monon Steam
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2012, 09:51:55 am »
Nice picture...
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Ken Lentz

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Re: Monon Steam
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2012, 01:40:19 pm »
Great pic
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Re: Monon Steam
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2012, 02:53:33 pm »
Thanks for posting,
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Re: Monon Steam #37
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2012, 11:43:09 pm »
Why did they put the cuved sheet from the top of the coal bunker, to the side of the tank for? Was it to keep people from standing or riding there? Or so the extra coal would slide off to the ground?

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Re: Monon Steam #37
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2012, 01:00:57 am »
JD,  That is a good question.  I have seen those mucho times on tenders and never thought they served a logical useful function.  I bet you are right, it is to expell extra coal off the tender.  This would be especially true for when the coal was being loaded by a crane and a clam bucket before coaling towers.
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