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A relic of railroad PR stunts past. The auxarily tender from special steam powered excursion trains hosted by the Seaboard System in the lates 1970's and early 80's shortly before their merger with the Chessie to create CSX.
If you look closely you can see that this piece is a refrugee from the Southern Railways steam program.
If you look closely you can see that this piece is a refrugee from the Southern Railways steam program.
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We got a tender like this at SERM. Auxiliary tender WT-52 was used on many Southern steam excursions and later on the now defunct New Georgia Railroad.
Wonder why Southern got rid of this one? My guess is it's size due to new bigger engines coming around or maybe they felt like giving to another railroad. Though if a railroad was to restore this for operation behind another loco it would need roller bearings on it because Class 1's no longer allow friction bearing rolling stock out on the main.
Wonder why Southern got rid of this one? My guess is it's size due to new bigger engines coming around or maybe they felt like giving to another railroad. Though if a railroad was to restore this for operation behind another loco it would need roller bearings on it because Class 1's no longer allow friction bearing rolling stock out on the main.
Sitting on the deadline for the Kentucky Railway Museum located just outside of New Haven, KY. There are actually two of these sitting there but the graphics have completely worn off the other one.
I have the distinct feeling that this is the aux. tender that was used in the way back when, when L&N 152 did regular excursion stints on the Seaboard and TTI.
I have the distinct feeling that this is the aux. tender that was used in the way back when, when L&N 152 did regular excursion stints on the Seaboard and TTI.
Well actually the Seaboard or Family Lines (as short as that lasted) didn't have their own steam program like Southern or even Chessie System. They were generally just open to independent excursions as long as the Seaboard name was displayed where everybody could see it. The only group that ever really took advantage of this was the L&N 152 bunch since Seaboard held the L&N rails at the time.
Seaboards only foray into steam on its own I can remember was getting Clinchfield #1 (a little 4-6-0 now at the B&O Railroad Museum) up and running and putting her in front of the Santa train between Knoxville and Elkhorn City for a couple of years.
Seaboards only foray into steam on its own I can remember was getting Clinchfield #1 (a little 4-6-0 now at the B&O Railroad Museum) up and running and putting her in front of the Santa train between Knoxville and Elkhorn City for a couple of years.
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