Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 Unisoft-Cosmos; site micropro.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!lll-crg!dual!ptsfa!well!micropro!edg From: edg@micropro.UUCP (Ed Greenberg) Newsgroups: net.railroad Subject: sand in diesel locomotives Message-ID: <142@micropro.UUCP> Date: Wed, 7-Aug-85 13:33:41 EDT Article-I.D.: micropro.142 Posted: Wed Aug 7 13:33:41 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 9-Aug-85 19:34:02 EDT Distribution: na Organization: MicroPro Int'l Corp., San Rafael, CA Lines: 18 Keywords: sand model diesel locomotives I'm building my first model pike (in N gauge) and I read a short article about locomotive service facilites that should be located adjacent to ones locomotive storage buildings. The service facility for diesel locos calls for water hoses, fuel hoses, a wash rack, inspection pit and a SAND TOWER. The article was vague though, and, for the life of me, I can't think of what sand would be used for in a diesel locomotive. In steam, I imagine it has something to do with banking fires, but I may be wrong there too. Could somebody enlighten me by mailing me a short explaination? Thanks, -edg -- UUCP: {hplabs,dual,ptsfa}!well!micropro!edg