That horizontal cylinder above the front drive wheel is a feedwater heater, which takes the water from the tender's axle pump and pre-heats it with exhaust before it is injected into the boiler. |
Date:
9/12/2015 |
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Marshfield Station, NH Map ![Show Marshfield Station on a rail map](/images/map_us.gif) |
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Bob Krug |
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![Left-side profile of MWCR 9 - Waumbec at the station before the day's ascent](http://s3.amazonaws.com/rrpa_photos/111871/MWCR%209%20Waumbek%20left%20side%20profile%20showing%20feedwater%20heater.JPG) |
Picture Categories: Scenic,Station,Steam,Passenger |
This picture is part of album: Chasing the Mt Washington Cog Railway on foot |