Speaking of questions concerning Vanderbilt tenders, in the new Classic Trains (Spring '12) Bumping Post (pg. 90), there is a photo of Winnipeg Union Station. On the far left is a rear view of CN #6050, a 4-8-2. There is a pipe that runs horizonally on an angle just under the back-up light and joins a vertical pipe that comes off another horizontal pipe coming from the rear of the coal bunker. Anybody have an idea as to what it is? Just curious.
-Don Fenstermacher

Without seeing the photo in question I can't give a definitive answer, but it most likely a breather for the water tank, or exhaust for the stoker engine.

A picture or scan would help as we have nothing like that on 6069....

I am including a partial scan of the photo with the subject engine on the extreme left. You will notice a pipe coming from the back of the coal bunker and running along the top of the tank, it then becomes a vertical pipe with another horizontal pipe joining from the left. Too much piping for just a stoker exaust.

HI

That pipe could be and air vent for the oil tank , Pat

CNR 6167 has a fairly elaborate stoker exhaust too. CN seems to have tried out many different arrangements on it's motive power.

HI Joe

Question for you were the CNR U1e's , coal or Oil ? fired ? Pat

Pat,

Both. They were probably built as coal burners and converted to burn oil. I notice that this class has a unique stoker engine compartment. Most engines with vanderbuilt tenders (6167, and 6069 for example) had a stoker engine compartment that was more of less flush with the rest of the tender. This class has a box shaped compartment that protrudes out of the side of the tender. So with this unique compartment arrangement, I would not be surprised to see a unique stoker exhaust arrangement as well.