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RS3 8 years 6 months ago #4813

PRSL_Bill OFFLINE Engineer Posts: 117 Thank you received: 25	Reading some new (to me) Reading diesel books. What was the thinking behind the amazingly small fuel tanks on the RS3 aka RS1? Bill
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RS3 8 years 6 months ago #4816

Allan OFFLINE Fireman Posts: 60 Thank you received: 14	Not sure the Reading really had any long runs that required large fuel tanks, but they look standard on both freight and passenger versions. The smaller fuel tank left room for a boiler water tank. Good photo's at the Fallen Flag's website. www.rr-fallenflags.org/rdg/rdg.html Some end photos of Trainmasters there too.
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RS3 8 years 6 months ago #4818

JoannaBill OFFLINE Road Foreman of Engines Posts: 422 Thank you received: 63	Most RS-3's and GP-7's had an 800-gallon fuel tank. Only 444 to 450 had the 1,400-gallon tank. I haven't read anything about units running out of fuel on the road and I believe that the 800 gallon tank covered most runs adequately.
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RS3 8 years 6 months ago #4833

HoboPiker OFFLINE Conductor Posts: 227 Thank you received: 53	Good question? As the larger fuel tanks appeared on dynamic brake equipped units, could it have been the greater fuel consumption with dynamics or was it to reduce the frequency of fueling and the attendant labor cost??? The small fuel tanks were not peculiar to the Reading.
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RS3 8 years 6 months ago #4836

PRSL_Bill OFFLINE Engineer Posts: 117 Thank you received: 25	The Reading Baldwins (AS16 etc) have NO visible fuel tank. All very strange.... Bill
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RS3 8 years 6 months ago #4841

rdg5310 OFFLINE Conductor Posts: 265 Thank you received: 39	The 800 gallon fuel cell is located under the cab in between the walkway. The cab actually sits on top of the cell.
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March 16, 1969

The last train makes a stop at the Outer Station in Reading.

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