How to fuel a J  Contributor's Pick!       
In the post steam era, putting coal in the tender of a locomotive is not the simple thing it was in the past, when there were facilities for such things. Now one has to be creative. NS was, using this conveyor set up to scoop coal out of a gon to load in 611s tender.
Date: 9/29/1984 Location: Oak Ridge, TN Views: 336 Collection Of:   Tom Beckett
Locomotives: NW 611(4-8-4)   Rolling Stock: NW 190961 (Gondola) Author:  Tom Beckett
How to fuel a J
Picture Categories: Yard,Steam,Action This picture is part of album:  Norfolk Southern Steam
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Name Type Comments Date
Olaf Junges General Awesome photo! 7/9/2014 3:33:45 AM
Bernie Feltman General Saw this in operation at Opelika, Alabama during an excurion. Fascinating design and yet so simple 8/11/2014 8:17:26 PM
Steve Coraggio General Definitely an awesome photo and operation!!!!!!! 2/12/2016 5:36:26 PM

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