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Re: (erielack) DL&W, EL FT's

The former tenders were made up to take the place an A or a B if it was out
for service on an extended time frame.  The DL&W had FT ABA with the FTSB,
now if one of the A's had problems then a idler car (tender) was used.  Same
goes for the AB sets, for a while some AA sets ran around.

Tim

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From: <Dlw1el2_@_aol.com>
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Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 16:15
Subject: Re: (erielack) DL&W, EL FT's


>
> In a message dated 6/4/2006 2:03:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jananran_@_mymailstation.com writes:
>
>
> Lackawanna's A-B-A scheme meant that an A unit taken out of the  consist
> would take its coupler with it, so they fitted an ex-steamer tender to  be
> drawbarred to the A-B set to provide a coupler.
>
> Randy  Brown
>
>
>
> Randy
>
> Almost correct.  The Steam Tender was for the AB ( 651) sets not  the ABA
(
> 601 )sets.  The ABA sets had no drawbars, they were all regular  couplers.
>
> Bob Bahrs
>
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