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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Water connections for aux tenders were at both ends, so they could be oriented either way. (No need to turn)</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Jim Nichols</div><div><br></div>
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On Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 02:03:25 PM CDT, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org> wrote:
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Were auxiliary water tenders always orientated the same way around to the main tender of a locomotive? Or basically were water connections only on one end or both ends?</div>
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I'm sure I've seen pictures of them in both orientations but not sure they were connected for service.</div>
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I'm specifically talking about the converted 16k tenders used in the 50s.</div>
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Regards</div>
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Martin</div>
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