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It's the kind of throttle that is pivoted vertically on the engineer's side, hanging down "like a grape vine", as compared with the horizontal throttle found on most locomotives with dome throttles.
The arrangement optimizes connection to the side-of-boiler linkage that goes to a typical front-end throttle.
I just finished Trains "611 In Steam" publication about the Norfolk & Western Class J No 611. There were several references in the magazine about a "Grapevine Throttle", what is it and how does is work?
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