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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
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Posted: Wed Aug  7 13:33:41 1985
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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

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