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Author:  Phil Mulligan [ Tue Oct 14, 2003 10:49 am ]
Post subject:  CNR 4-6-4T's

The other day I wandering thru the Steamtown yard and looked at CNR 47, a Suburban 4-6-4T. It has a wide firebox. Not out to the clearance limit like a proper Camelback but the grate area is clearly wider than the boiler.

Did these engines burn anthracite as a smoke abatement measure? If so, did CNR import US anthracite for them?

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Author:  rob [ Tue Oct 14, 2003 4:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: CNR 4-6-4T's

> The other day I wandering thru the Steamtown
> yard and looked at CNR 47, a Suburban
> 4-6-4T. It has a wide firebox. Not out to
> the clearance limit like a proper Camelback
> but the grate area is clearly wider than the
> boiler.

> Did these engines burn anthracite as a smoke
> abatement measure? If so, did CNR import US
> anthracite for them?
No they did not burn hard coal. Its a wide box but not as wide as a whooton box. btw I rode on all 3 of then and fired some on the run to dorval.regards rob

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