World War II Steam Locomotive Query: Stationary Power Production

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The 714th's steamers were 2-8-0s of WWII vintage.  I had TC OCS there  
'66-'67 then was stationed there for my two years active duty '67-'69.  I  don't 
remember the steam plant failure so I assume it was after I was "promoted  
to civilian" in May of '69.
 
Dave Phelps
 
 
In a message dated 10/23/2013 3:56:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

I can  tell you that while at Ft  Eustis from 69-70 we had a steam plant 
failure  and one of the 714 TBROSDE 0-8-0s was placed into service.   Only  
temporary but the engine had to be idled due to build up in the firebox.  
Chocks were welded to the rails and the steam lines were hoses, not  pipes. I 
will forward this question to one of my former LTs in C  Company.

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Date: Wed, Oct 23, 2013 10:05  am
Subject: World War II Steam Locomotive Query: Stationary Power  Production
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Hello All,

I have a steam locomotive history question that I hope one  or more of you 
can answer for a World War II model railroading project I am  engaged in. In 
addition, I am generally interested in this question from a  history of 
technology standpoint. There were a number of N&W locomotives  used during the 
war as stationary steam units for industrial power use when  plant 
construction schedules and war needs overlapped. In a number of cases  large 
articulated units were used to bring plants online before onsite power  plants were 
finished because of wartime expediency. Mason Cooper mentions this  in his 
book on the Shenandoah Division and has a few photos. My question, from  a 
modeling standpoint, is how were such locomotives secured to the track for  
long periods? Were wheel sets chocked or the united attached to the ground in  
some manner? The last time I was down at the archives I meant to search for 
 photographs but forgot and may try later in the year. 
I am building either a chemical or pharmaceutical plant and  plan to have 
one locomotive in the foreground providing steam through a  pipeline system 
although I have been wondering about how the locomotive was  secured. Any 
thoughts or anyone with previous experience with the matter would  be greatly 
appreciated. 
Best, 
Gerard 
Gerard J. Fitzgerald 
Charlottesville, Virginia  


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