John --
What is your source on the 1921 date for the FW&D 2-8-2s' conversion to
oil? (I'm guessing it's Wagner, which I don't own.) I'm not disputing the
early date, just curious, since I've seen a lot of photos of smaller FW&D
engines through the 1920s with what look like coal tenders to me.
Thanks,
Jonathan
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>
>FW&D had five USRA 2-8-2s, 451-455, converted to burn oil in 1921, most of
>which
>operated through the late 1950s. It appears from Hol Wagner's Colorado Road and
>Steve Goen's FW&D Color Pictorial that they worked in local freight service
>throughout Texas, and there is nothing to indicate any were in passenger or
>excursion service.
>
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