Hi Pete: Pete wrote: > > A lot of homes were converted to oil or gas from coal after WW 1. Yes, on account of the anthracite miner's strike in the late 20's, I believe. The storage tank would not be needed in the shack on > the bridge. The storage tank could be installed on the river bank and the > fuel oil pumped directly to the boiler or to a small surge tank. Could have been, but I remember the pipe stub ended at the edge of the platform, hung from the railing. They could have burned waste crankcase oil, which would account for the volumes of smoke someone mentioned that was seen on a video of the bridge. Free oil from the RR's trucks and Diesel locos. Free water from the river. In the true tradition of railroading and railroaders, free is good. - -- Be a Locomotive Engineer: Its the most fun you can have with 3000 HP ------------------------------
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