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Amount of Sand a typical Locomotive Carries

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Posted by oltmannd on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 7:22 AM

It can vary, but Conrail locomotives typically had 60 cu. ft., 30 front and 30 rear.

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Amount of Sand a typical Locomotive Carries
Posted by UP1989 on Monday, November 1, 2010 11:07 PM

Just wondering the amount of sand a typical locomotive capacity is.

New to forum, do not know if this has been asked before.

Thanks

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