A Tanks

[nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org]

Er, ah, Tom - that's because they didn't want to put big enough tenders
behind their locomotives; at least until the BAs and AGs.  Those and the
ex-N&W 2-8-8-2s had the biggest tenders on the VGN, as you know . . .

Necessity is a mother, ain't it?

EdKing
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
To: "N&W Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 8:28 AM
Subject: A Tanks


> The Virginian began utilizing A Tanks in 1936.
>
> Tom Salmon
>
> ________________________________________
> NW-Mailing-List at nwhs.org
> To change your subscription go to
> http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list