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Rich_S
Joined: 23 Aug 2011 Posts: 253 Location: Baden, PA
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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 3: 50 pm Post subject: Cold Weather Operations |
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Since old man winter has finally hit the Pittsburgh area, 4 degrees brrr,
that brings up a question:
During the steam era, how did the railroad keep the water from freezing
in the wayside water tanks? and locomotive tenders of locomotives not
in use, i.e. on the ready tracks. _________________ Regards,
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jayrod
Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 494 Location: Akron, OH
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Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 6: 54 pm Post subject: |
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Don't know about the P&WV but a lot of water tanks had compressed air bubblers to keep the water agitated a bit. It doesn't take much air. Moving water is not likely to freeze. If I recall, some tenders had steam lines to keep the water from freezing when standing. Steam from either the loco or plant boiler. _________________ Eric Schlentner
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Rich_S
Joined: 23 Aug 2011 Posts: 253 Location: Baden, PA
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 5: 35 pm Post subject: |
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Eric, Thanks for the info. That is very interesting, I guess you would have
an air compressor that kept a supply tank full of compressed air, so you
would not have a air compressor running twenty four hours a day.
I wonder who's responsibility it was to check on the water tanks, to
insure everything was working properly? _________________ Regards,
Rich S. |
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rchgck
Joined: 12 Oct 2009 Posts: 66
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jayrod
Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 494 Location: Akron, OH
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Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 7: 09 am Post subject: |
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I forgot about coal or kerosene heaters and recirculation for tanks. You can use the fill pump to recirculate
Still water will usually freeze from the top down due to air exposure. If the water froze in place at the top and you lower the water level, at the next thaw the ice could drop like a piston and blow the bottom of the tank side wall out. This is still a problem for municipal water supply if the system used to agitate the water fails. I've seen the aftermath. _________________ Eric Schlentner
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