NW-Mailing-List Digest, Vol 230, Issue 5

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Found this pic of 605 at Maybeury with pipe on the rail rests
[image: image.png]
Mike Rector

On Thu, Oct 5, 2023 at 2:44 PM Mike <mrector333 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Tim!
> It looks like you can see the pipe here on Maybeury Bridge. This is same
> bridge, taken from POV of the shed. the little structure at bottom left
> this photo is visible in the other photo too. Looking at both photos again,
> it appears that the water line was just installed, as there is an open
> trench in front of the shed.
> Mike Rector
> [image: image.png]
>
> On Thu, Oct 5, 2023 at 1:50 PM NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <
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>> Without taking time to dig out the exact particulars, the pipes were part
>> of a 6-inch water line for steam locomotives that extended to supply tanks
>> at the top of the grade.  If you will look closely at pictures taken at
>> Cooper, you can see see that it was attached to the trestle, even in the
>> final days of steam.
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>> Tim Hensley
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>> Another picture, another question.  The attached shows a couple sections
>> of
>> pipe laying between tracks at the end of the bridge.  Many shots of the
>> electrification show such pipe sections beside the line on holders
>> specifically to cradle them.  I assume that these would have been used in
>> some way when repairing/maintaining the catenary.  Does anyone know how
>> this worked and why these pipes were needed?
>> Thanks again for your help,
>> Jim Cochran
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