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Tim Burton
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Question about a PRR Photo
Posted by Tim Burton on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 2:56 AM
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/5661/6681scopylc3.jpg

The photo above looks to be of a H or an L type steam locomotive.  I just can't figure out what the pipes are that are covering the stack and what they are for.  Can anyone explain that to me?


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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 3:09 AM
Pollution control?
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feltonhill
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Posted by feltonhill on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 5:50 AM
Looks like an H10 (Lines West tender, no snifter valves).  AFAIK, the installation is for smoke abatement.  Don't know exactly how they worked (vacuum source, remote tall stack in the yard...)
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