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1. Re: [BRHSlist] Steam engine questions (score: 1)
Author: PSHedgpeth@a...
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 11:36:15 EST
RE: Question number 2...green and white flags. Green flags indicated that the engine was pulling the first section, or next to the last section of a train running in two or more sections. If the trai
/archives/BRHSLIST/2002-03/msg00072.html (9,041 bytes)

2. Re: [BRHSlist] Steam engine questions (score: 1)
Author: "William Allen" <tarfu64@h...>
Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2002 11:14:25 -0600
Hi Bob, That tank is indeed an Elesco Feedwater Heater. It used exhaust steam from the cylinders to preheat the water from the tender before it was pumped into the boiler. A rather creative way to ge
/archives/BRHSLIST/2002-03/msg00073.html (10,013 bytes)

3. Re: [BRHSlist] Steam engine questions (score: 1)
Author: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@y...>
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 13:10:15 -0800 (PST)
Yes, the 6319 did have a Worthington BL feedwater heater. The basic difference in the two types, was that the Elesco used a "closed" system where the exhaust steam and feedwater never came in direct
/archives/BRHSLIST/2002-03/msg00074.html (11,491 bytes)

4. Re: [BRHSlist] Steam engine questions (score: 1)
Author: jonathanharris@e...
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 09:28:56 -0900
Thanks, John, for clarifying the relative merits of Elesco vs. Worthington BL feedwater heaters. Can you or anyone extend this thread and tell us a little about the Coffin units? I'm curious because,
/archives/BRHSLIST/2002-03/msg00075.html (7,493 bytes)

5. Re: [BRHSlist] Steam engine questions (score: 1)
Author: jonathanharris@e...
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 01:23:17 -0900
Thank you, Mike! Your explanation of injectors is very clear and helpful. Makes me wonder why any railroad would have chosen the "lifting" type. Maybe it had to do with how different roads ran their
/archives/BRHSLIST/2002-03/msg00080.html (9,411 bytes)

6. Re: [BRHSlist] Steam engine questions (score: 1)
Author: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@y...>
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 12:59:05 -0800 (PST)
Jonathan You missed it on why the road engines ( in heavy and/or fast service) needed feedwater heaters. They saved coal or oil and water. This meant less cost for fuel and water, plus fewer servicin
/archives/BRHSLIST/2002-03/msg00082.html (11,163 bytes)


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