I think the answer is "No", but did the Reading's or Erie's FT B units have steam generators?
Neither road had steam generator equipped FT boosters.
Ed in Kentucky
I wrote this on the FT Talk page on Wikipedia a few years ago: "The two original EMC FT booster units were equipped with steam generators while on the demonstration tour. The steam generators were removed before sale to Southern (CNO&TP) in May 1941. Santa Fe had Vapor- Clarkson CFK-4225 steam generators installed in booster units #167B,C when they were completed in February 1945. The Santa Fe #167 four unit set was built with 57:20 gearing good for 95 mph. A 300 gallon water tank was installed in the Santa Fe boosters and the normal space for a fuel tank was used for additional boiler water. Diesel fuel was piped from the A units to the booster units in the Santa passenger FTs. Additionally Santa Fe had 20 booster units equipped with steam generators in 1946 to dieselize passenger runs. These were the #158B,C - 166B,C and 168B,C. Rio Grande had 18 booster units equipped with steam generators #5432-5433, 5442-5443, 5452-5453, 5462-5463, 5472-5473, 5482-5483, 5492-5493, 5502-5503, and 5512-5513. Great Northern had two boosters equipped with steam generators #250B-251B. Seaboard Air Line had 22 boosters equipped with steam generators #4100-4121. The Great Northern, Rio Grande and Seaboard booster units were equipped with a 2500 pound per hour steam generator. Source of data EMD Service Department Locomotive Reference Data dated January 1, 1959. And Santa Fe data from Early Diesel Daze by John B. McCall. --SSW9389 17:19, 17 May 2016 (UTC)"
Since that time another eight steam generator equipped boosters were identified through photographs. Milwaukee Road #40BC-43BC had steam generators.
The Reading did occaisionally use the FT's on passenger trains, even though they didn't have a boiler.
Dave H. Painted side goes up. My website : wnbranch.com
Thank you everyone for your help!
dehusmanThe Reading did occaisionally use the FT's on passenger trains, even though they didn't have a boiler.
Just came across this last night:
At :30 there are FTs on a mail train that might have a coach or two.
I like these John Pechulis videos. Quite a few good views of the Anthracite region.
Regards, Ed