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The drawbar connection was considered semi-permanent. The engine and tender were only separated for shopping purposes as the engine and tender usually went to different areas to be worked on. Auxiliary tenders, as they were called were strictly for carring additional water, so there would be no reason to swap positions. There were many connections between the engine and tender including water, air, steam and fuel oil. Coal fired engines had a stoker auger centered above the chaffing plate. Separating the two was not a simple matter and required shop personel to do the work. Steam locomotives used a lot more water than fuel over the road, so these auxiliary tenders were used to reduce the number of stops for water during the trip. The connection between tenders could be either another drawbar connection, or more frequently a standard coupler with the cut lever blocked or disconnected to prevent unintentional seperation. Safety chains were often used as well. Some RRs assigned separate number series to these tenders, others carried the number of the road engine they were assigned to. Santa Fe, Chicago Great Western, Missouri Pacific and M-K-T were among the users of these auxiliary cars. Hope this gives you a better insight on these cars.
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