Y6B 2171

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The Y-6b's most distinguishing feature compared to Y-6's and Y-6a's was the Worthington SA Feedwater Heater on top of the smokebox in front or the (Y-6b only) slanted forward smoke stack.

Ed Painter;  Narrows, VA currently Russellville, AR

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Subject: RE: Y6B 2171

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

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> Subject: RE: Y6B 2171

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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

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> 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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