Y6B 2171

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The Y6a has two air pumps on the engineer's side, with a BL feedwater heater on the fireman's side .  The Y6b has an air pump on each side.

 

James Jarvis
 

> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:38:13 -0400

> To: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org

> Subject: RE: Y6B 2171

> From: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org

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> I too saw them in 1973. And while my slides are marked "Virginia Scrap 

> Iron", United works for me. Attached are some photos.

> How can one distinguish between a Y6 and Y6b in the state these locos 

> were in?

> 

> 

> Don Trettel

> 

> [Moderator]

> See images at following:

> http://nwhs.org/wiki/tiki-browse_image.php?imageId=69

> http://nwhs.org/wiki/tiki-browse_image.php?imageId=70

> http://nwhs.org/wiki/tiki-browse_image.php?imageId=71

> 

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