challenger3980 posted: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.
Internal engineering records from the New York Central indicate that the "PT" designation did indeed stand for "Passenger Tender".
Union Pacific used a lot of PT tenders, with the FEF 4-8-4's, Challengers and Big Boys.
True, however the UP, NP, DM&IR, etc. did NOT refer to their tenders as "PT". Only the NYC used the "PT" designation for "Passenger Tender".
Doug