It's a converted RPO car with two steam generators in it. See link below:
Boyd
Great Northern #90
bowens@rypn.org
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| Author: | Joshua [ Mon Sep 22, 2003 11:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | MC Railway |
I see in today's brief that the MC Rwy is advertising steam heated passenger cars. What kind of steam generator do they have? Joshua joshua@joshuakblay.com |
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| Author: | Boyd Owens [ Mon Sep 22, 2003 12:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MC Railway *PIC* |
It's a converted RPO car with two steam generators in it. See link below: Boyd Great Northern #90 bowens@rypn.org |
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| Author: | Joshua [ Mon Sep 22, 2003 4:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Thanks! |
Thanks Boyd. Interesting car history! Joshua joshua@joshuakblay.com |
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| Author: | L Beckman [ Mon Sep 22, 2003 6:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MC Railway (GN #?) |
> It's a converted RPO car with two steam > generators in it. See link below: > Boyd Boyd: I'm a little confused here, maybe you can help me out. According to the MC story accompanying the photo, the car was built as an RPO #90. It later was re-numbered to #19, then #200 and finally converted by the Great Northern as a steam generator car and numbered 6. The photo shows the car numbered as 9; a number she never carried. But perhaps the "0" was not yet applied but even so, if she is still a steam generator car, shouldn't she be number 6 and not number 90? Les midlandblb@cs.com |
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| Author: | Boyd Owens [ Mon Sep 22, 2003 8:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mid-Continent Railway (GN #?) |
Les, Good question. Somehow I never caught the numbering difference, as many times as I've seen the car. Unfortunately, I don't have an answer right now. Maybe one of the other Mid-Continent members who post here know the answer? Boyd bowens@rypn.org |
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| Author: | Ed [ Mon Sep 22, 2003 11:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MC Railway |
> It's a converted RPO car with two steam > generators in it. See link below: > Boyd Actually, the two steam generators that were originally in the car were beyond repair. They were removed and a portable boiler was installed in there place. The portable boiler was originally used by the city of Plattville. It had a small gas engine driven fuel oil burner that has since been converted to an electrically driven burner. emripp@hotmail.com |
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