Coaling the 1683         
Teifa Mining Railway workers fill SY Class 2-8-2 1683's tender with coal using a steam-powered crane car equipped with a clamshell. The guys have learned to stand upwind of the bucket when it opens! Note the waste in the doghouse to repack the bearings as needed.
Date: 4/9/2005 Location: Teifa,  CN Country Flag Views: 461 Collection Of:   Dave Abeles
Locomotives: TEIFA Mining(UNKNOWN)    Author:  David Abeles
Coaling the 1683
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