RE: [CBQ] Oil conversion

["Charlie Vlk" <cvlk@comcast.net>]

Rupert-

The reference I’m thinking of was a report of an accident when the oil exploded (likely flashed back) IIRC at Galesburg.  It might have been later than 1894.

Can’t find the article right now; I may have cleverly not saved it as such but may have just printed the page for future reference (buried in the garage).

Charlie

 

From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rupert & Maureen
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 1:13 PM
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CBQ] Oil conversion

 

 

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 -----

From: Charlie Vlk

To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com

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 Vlk

 

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