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@RRDOC posted:

I just stumbled onto this close-up picture of a Milwaukee Road Hiawatha streamlined Class A Atlantic (oil burner) being serviced.  Is that a fuel column or a water column?  Comments?

Bob

That is a fuel oil column, as it is a relatively small diameter pipe, with the large round handle shut-off valve (with the man standing read to shut off the oil). Water columns are MUCH larger diameter with the shut-off operated by the person taking water, i.e. up in the tender. Note that the taking of oil fuel is at least a two man job.

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