Charlie
The earliest reference I've found on
oil firing was in Engineering News in 1894 -
Oil fuel for locomotives is being tried by the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy Ry. A switch engine has been fitted supplied with the attachment
for burning oil used on the Pennsylvania R.R. two years ago, which proved
successful, "although not so cheap as coal?. A passenger engine has also been
fitted with the Holden apparatus, used successfully on the Great Eastern Ry. in
England. The changes required in the engines are not extensive or costly. An oil
tank containing 200 gallons of oil is placed in the tender, with two pipes and
two burners extending into the firebox, with steam injectors attached, which
spray the oil into every part of the firebox over a bed of incandescent
coal.
Rupert
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 4:37
AM
Subject: RE: [CBQ] Picking Up Water on
the Fly?
Rupert-
At
this time I can?t remember what gave me the notion that CB&Q had some
tenders set up for track pans?..a review of all my saved CB&Q digital
steam photos did not turn up any photos that show N or P class locos so
equipped. The European-style six wheel rigid frame tenders don?t look
like they would have had room for such a device and the K2 style replacement
tenders have very little space between the Baldwin Pedestal Tender
Trucks.
I
tried to search the Linda Hall Library collection but it wasn?t working for me
for the search term ?water pan? or even ?water?. I
will keep on looking but right now I would say it is possible but
unproven. The Q experimented with a lot of stuff that we don?t
have much evidence of?.including oil firing pre-1890 and Wooten firebox
equipped locomotives.
Charlie
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