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Mini Challenge #601 - Abandoned

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gloaming Veteran Member • Posts: 4,633
Crandell's First - Old Baldwin Tank Engine
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This old gal, a Baldwin 2-8-2 T (for tank) steam locomotive sits all but forgotten outside of a sawmill near Telegraph Cove on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

If you are interested, this is a 'saddle tanker' because instead of a towed tender with coal/oil and water to feed the beast, the water tank is draped over the boiler.  This does two things: if puts more weight over the driving wheels which adds traction, and it preheats the feed water a bit due to heat loss from the boiler running under the tank.

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