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C&O Work Train Tenders, Rosters of Former Steam Locomotive Tenders in Work Train Service
At the end of steam, many steam locomotive tenders were saved when the engines were scrapped, and these tenders were converted for use as water cars to accompany work train camp cars. C&O assigned a number to each of these tenders starting with the letter “T”, such as “T-150.” Tenders of various sizes were used depending on the number of cars that accompanied them in the particular camp car
train. These “work train tenders” were painted black and had their number painted inRoman letters/numerals on their sides in white (while a few had the lettering in block style). No other markings were stenciled except for weight/clearance restrictions.
Some tenders were specifically assigned to wreck trains. These were given the prefix “W” instead of “T”. C&O actually termed these tenders “Water Cars.”
These tenders could be seen almost anywhere that a string of camp cars was located, and remained in active use until the early 1980s when camp cars were eliminated from the C&O’s method of Maintenance-of-Way work.
The attached rosters in this reprint are from 1952 and 1954. Also a part of this booklet are examples of different types of tenders shown in actual in work train service.
18 pgs.
C&O Work Train Tenders, Rosters of Former Steam Locomotive Tenders in Work Train Service
At the end of steam, many steam locomotive tenders were saved when the engines were scrapped, and these tenders were converted for use as water cars to accompany work train camp cars. C&O assigned a number to each of these tenders starting with the letter “T”, such as “T-150.” Tenders of various sizes were used depending on the number of cars that accompanied them in the particular camp car
train. These “work train tenders” were painted black and had their number painted inRoman letters/numerals on their sides in white (while a few had the lettering in block style). No other markings were stenciled except for weight/clearance restrictions.
Some tenders were specifically assigned to wreck trains. These were given the prefix “W” instead of “T”. C&O actually termed these tenders “Water Cars.”
These tenders could be seen almost anywhere that a string of camp cars was located, and remained in active use until the early 1980s when camp cars were eliminated from the C&O’s method of Maintenance-of-Way work.
The attached rosters in this reprint are from 1952 and 1954. Also a part of this booklet are examples of different types of tenders shown in actual in work train service.
18 pgs.
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