Speaking of water, why the water car and tender. Isn 1522s tender big enough to supply its needs?
Originally, the tender on the 1522 was adequate for its water needs. The tender holds 11,700 gallons of water (and the boiler holds another 4000 gallons). At an average consumption of 100 gallons of water per mile, the tender holds enough water for 110 miles or so of steaming. However, you never want to run out of water, so including reserves, the 1522 can operate for roughly 90 miles before needing water. On the Frisco in the days of steam, this was not a problem as they would have water towers spaced every 50 miles or so and the engines would make several stops along the way for more water. On modern railroads, the water towers are long gone and taking water is now done through fire hydrants, a much slower source than the tower’s fill pipes. Since we want to minimize our disruptions to railroad operations, we don’t want to keep stopping for water every 50 miles, so more water capacity was needed.
Originally, the tender on the 1522 was adequate for its water needs. The tender holds 11,700 gallons of water (and the boiler holds another 4000 gallons). At an average consumption of 100 gallons of water per mile, the tender holds enough water for 110 miles or so of steaming. However, you never want to run out of water, so including reserves, the 1522 can operate for roughly 90 miles before needing water. On the Frisco in the days of steam, this was not a problem as they would have water towers spaced every 50 miles or so and the engines would make several stops along the way for more water. On modern railroads, the water towers are long gone and taking water is now done through fire hydrants, a much slower source than the tower’s fill pipes. Since we want to minimize our disruptions to railroad operations, we don’t want to keep stopping for water every 50 miles, so more water capacity was needed. At first we used an old tank car as a water source, but then we found an old auxiliary w
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- Speaking of water, why the water car and tender. Isn 1522s tender big enough to supply its needs?
