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<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">I've attached a copy of the
boiler information from my Operator's Manual. If you've been around high
pressure boilers (i.e., US Navy), this description may help you picture the
boiler.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Steve Watson<BR>VaBeach, VA</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Bookman Old Style">Mr.
Watson;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Bookman Old Style">I thank you sir for
responding and especially for the attachment of the 2300 boiler opt. Manual. I
will make copy for my personal files.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Bookman Old Style">I graduated from the
U.S. Navy class A Boiler School, Great Lakes, Ill. in 1958.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Bookman Old Style">I spent 4 very
enjoyable years on Destroyers with "M" type boilers. My experience with this
type boiler gave reason for my question. I new that the "M" was equipped
with two oil burning fire boxes, one for saturated steam, and the other for
superheated steam. I also reasoned that the close vertical tube
configuration from the steam drum to the mud drums would present a trap for
cinders and soot, as would have been a similar problem in the stack exhaust as
the gasses past the economizers ( feed water heaters). I also knew that if
the turbines were not turning, the super heater side had to be either secured,
or an amount of steam allowed to pass to prevent the SH tubes from giving
way. I could see how a high pressure water tube boiler could be
reconfigured, but I could not reason that an "M" marine boiler
could have just been set in place on the locomotive. I would very much
like to see a drawing. Mr. Newton suggested that such a drawing is available in
the N&W archives. I will attempt to find out how I can have access to
the drawings.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Bookman Old Style">Thank you;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Bookman Old Style">Gene
Arnold</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Bookman Old Style">Gloucester,
Va. </FONT></FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>