Challengers and coal

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Maybe related and maybe not, but the Clinchfield did change the way the UP Challengers were drafted (i.e., single stack replacing double stack)    Jim Nichols

I would guess

> that better coal would make the Challenger steam easier.

> The implication is

> that it would increase the effective output. (as opposed to

> theoretical

> output)      Jim

> Nichols

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Trying to keep this on the lite side, I believe the Challengers Clinchfield got from D&RGW were of the same design as the last UP Challengers, so they must have run on some decent coal on CRR. ;-)

Mark Peele
Catonsville, MD




      
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