Hey Guys,
I lived in Middlesex Borough, Middlesex County, N.J. and in the town of Dunellen (same County and bordered with Middlesex Borough), the Central Railroad of N.J. had 4 main lines that ran through it that back in the day (1930 ish) there were track pans within those mainlines. I've seen pictures of the tracks with the water splashing all around the tender base but never saw them in real life. I believe the pics were at the Model Railroad Shop in Dunellen that I saw, (original owner Fred Diebert was an avid train chaser as well as owner of the Model R.R. Shop which is still in existance). The Model R.R. Shop is a stones throw from the CNJ, now N.J. Transit. In the June 2021 Classic Toy Trains magazine, there is a black & white pic of a 4-6-0 Camelback (Mother Hubbard death trap) scooping up water from a pan on the fly in Dunellen N.J. Really cool pic in magazine taken around late 1931. NJCJOE I know, knows more about the history of the Central Railroad of New Jersey than most, just ask him! Just kidding Joe!!!
Steam Forever
John
