From: Alan Lambert Lone Strar Flyer club Hurst, Texas Raleigh, Upon closer look I have to agree with you. During the winter and cold weather, after they used sand for traction it was used to clean the track of the excees sand. Did not take that much water after they didn't need the sand. Alan
From: Rollain Mercier <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 12:46 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} SP tender photo link and he notes - I believe it's a delivery pipe for spraying water on the roadbed to keep the desert dust down. Notice the pipe connection and the spray nozzles pointing at the rails. A poling pole would be made of wood and would be hanging on the tender side. This gizmo is attached by brackets to the tender frame. If I recall correctly Santa Fe outfitted some of their locos with similar fittings. Raleigh in Sunneigh Maineigh... At 01:27 PM 7/10/2012, [email protected] wrote: Probably was a "pole" for switching. Very dangerous to use, was eventually outlawed. Note that "older" cars and tenders also had round indented sockets on their corners, for the pole. Probably on loco fronts as well. > >Jim Lyle > >In a message dated 7/10/2012 1:23:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >[email protected] writes: Hi: > > >I think that was a pole for tight switching moves. > > > > > >William E. Laffan | Senior Associate Attorney > > > >Rusty, > > > Noticed that behind the lead trucks is a tube with slots on each side. Do >you have any idea what it was used for, or is this a subect for the SP >Convention? > > > Bill > > >--- On Sun, 7/8/12, j.rustermier <[email protected] > wrote: > > > > >From: j.rustermier <[email protected] > > >Subject: {S-Scale List} SP tender photo link > >To: [email protected] > >Date: Sunday, July 8, 2012, 4:35 PM > > > > > >the correct link to a photo, I think is: > > >http://espee.railfan.net/sp_steam_mk-02.html > > >I'll never figure out this internet thing. > >Rusty > > >
