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It's a representation of a feedwater heater--a type of heat exchanger which used steam to pre-heat water from the tender before it was pumped into the boiler. Feedwater heaters increased the efficiency of locomotive boilers and reduced the stress on the boiler which could be caused by injecting cold water.
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