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Author:  Jason Whiteley [ Wed Oct 20, 2004 1:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Water Troughs
Water troughs between the rails were a common part of the steam era in the UK, allowing locomotives to replenish their tenders on the fly. However, they never really caught on here in North America. I was wondering why? Were they just too wasteful and hard to keep from freezing in the winter? Which railroads experimented with them over here? I seem to recall seeing a picture of a New York Central train running over a trough. Are there any preservation groups either here or in the UK operating with a demonstration water trough?

Thanks.
Author:  JimBoylan [ Wed Oct 20, 2004 2:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Water Troughs
In my neighborhood near Pennsylvania, the PRR, Reading, and PRSL (former PRR controlled portion) had troughs. The B&O used the RDG trough when their equipped locos were running on that portion of a through trip.
Author:  Fitz [ Wed Oct 20, 2004 6:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Water Troughs
This has been hashed over here more than once, and on the NY Central forums elswhere. There is a website that has more than you want to know about the subject, and I can't remember the URL. If you search under "track pans" or "taking water on the fly" you might find the old archives. The New York Central used them extensively.
Author:  tim o'm [ Wed Oct 20, 2004 11:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Water Troughs
While I'm not too sure if this is the REAL answer, I was told in the early '90s by a Lackawanna Railroader that the DL&W didn't use track pans because there were too many hills, and keeping a pan full on a hill was difficult. Very few curved track pans existed, also, and in much of the USA, at least, most rail lines involve hills and curves.
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