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Posted by VictorM on Sun Oct 14 23:58:25 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS: steam weekend at B&O Museum, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Sun Oct 14 22:56:40 2012. It's a "fireless cooker". It doesn't burn fuel but stores steam supplied from an external source such as a power plant. That's why it has such a large insulated boiler. Consequently it can travel only a short distance from the source of steam. It was used for switching operations. |
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