[CBQ] Re: Water Cooled Journal Box Bearings

["qmp211" <milepost206@mchsi.com>]

Even with the premise surrounding the employee's duty to protect company 
property, I am not convinced water cooling for hot journal boxes was a standard 
practice. 

And since the history of the engine found at the link appears to be written by 
someone other than Baldwin, I would like to hear more about these water lines. 
Limping an engine to a terminal is a lot different investment/safety 
consideration than the conventional hotbox. 

Any other photos of this arrangement on other engines would be helpful along 
with any Baldwin info on theory and practice.

As for the long tender deck, many builder photos were hand retouched from other 
images. I would suggest that this builder card MIGHT have reflected a long deck 
as delivered. 

But I tend to believe this was a possible revision in process for a longer 
tender and then redrawn to the as-built length or just a mistake. The builders 
and railroads bounced around many ideas for changes in the builder's card 
format. 

Anyway, that's my 2¢.

Randy





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