Hi Ken: Judging from the size of the house on top of the swing span, a 100 gallon tank or larger could have been placed along a wall, or even placed under the floor. Given the number of times the bridge was opened, 100 gallons of oil would last a while. Bill Ken wrote: > > Wonder where the tank for the fuel was. > > Ken > > At 09:09 PM 10/4/02 -0300, bill guimes wrote: > >Hi List: > > > > In the late 50's, I used to take a train from Ridgewood to Hoboken > >daily in the summer. I remember seeing a pipe that ran along the railing > >from the end of the railing on the platform to the span. My guess is > >that this was for fuel oil for the boiler. It wouldn't surprise me if > >they used river water to make steam. > > > > FWIW, the lift bridge at Seacaucus, "Upper Hack" has a similar pipe > >from the end of the bridge to the lift span. This bridge has a Diesel > >engine that powers the bridge. > > > > Bill - -- Be a Locomotive Engineer: Its the most fun you can have with 3000 HP ------------------------------
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