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"Minaret" locomotive

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  • From: Robe Valley, Wa.
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Posted by GN-Rick on Saturday, July 2, 2005 3:45 AM
"Minarets" derives itself from a subsidiary railroad of the Sugar Pine Lumber Co.
called the Minarets and Western Railway. This outfit sort of pioneered the 2-8-2T
in it's common form, so "Minarets" has come to be almost a generic term for that
wheel arrangement, although that really isn't correct. Minarets and Western also
had a 2-10-2T locomotive as well, delivered in 1923. Hope this small bit of
information is helpful to you.
Rick Bolger Great Northern Railway Cascade Division-Lines West
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"Minaret" locomotive
Posted by train18393 on Friday, July 1, 2005 7:35 AM
Why is a "Minaret" locomotive called such. Are all 2-8-2T locos "Minaret" locos, and are all 2-8-2T locos "Minaret"?

Is there a colorful story behind the naming of these rodded tank mikado logging engines? This is also posted elsewhere in trains.com forum.

Paul
Dayton and Mad River RR

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