Re: [CBQ] Diesel fuel steam tenders

["Ken Martin via groups.io" <kmartin537=surewest.net@groups.io>]

It is not the Sheridan tender but I just added a photo of 205645 to the members 
only photo collection.
It looks like an O-5 tender but is at Burlington.

Ken Martin


> On Nov 20, 2024, at 8:10 AM, Winton via groups.io 
> <runextra=gmail.com@groups.io> wrote:
> 
> The thread on the Galesburg fuel service tank cars reminded me of another 
> company service fuel operation. This is not exactly CB&Q since it was a few 
> years after the BN merger but it was probably a continuation of a CB&Q 
> operation. When I came to Sheridan WY in 1975 the BN was using at least one 
> steam loco tender as a company fuel car. It was a 6 axle tender that looked 
> like it was from an oil fired CB&Q O5B. It was handled on the point of the 
> thru local (#369 in 1975) right behind the power. Rocking & rolling and 
> online switching caused diesel fuel to leak out of the top hatch and run down 
> the tender's sides. At track speed of 49mph that fuel would fly back onto the 
> first car of the train so it was also dripping with diesel. Worried me a few 
> times when that first car was a covered hopper of ammonia nitrate fertilizer! 
> Of course I never took any photos. Does anyone know of any photos of this 
> fuel service tender?  
>  Winton
> 



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