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Reply to "PT Tender - What's the Attraction"

john f penca jr posted:

Big bad tender...made to eliminate stops for water and coal ...held more of each obviously.  Passenger tender hence PT...beauty is in the eye of the beholder as they say

MY understanding is that the "PT" stood for Pedestal Type, in reference to the 5 axle rigid axle pedestal. Union Pacific used a lot of PT tenders, with the FEF 4-8-4's, Challengers and Big Boys.

Doug

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