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| Author: | John T [ Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | B&O Mud Digger locos |
In 1893 at the Chicago World's Fair the B&O displayed a vertical boiler 0-8-0 identified as the Mud Digger "Buffalo". As stated above the Mud Diggers had horizontal boilers while the Crabs had vertical boilers. Was this an original locomotive, a reproduction or a wooden replica? https://www.google.com/books/edition/Ca ... frontcover |
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| Author: | Daylight25 [ Sat Apr 13, 2024 10:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: B&O Mud Digger locos |
These were probably reproductions. The question now is whether these were operational or static (as stated before) |
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| Author: | Overmod [ Sat Apr 13, 2024 4:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: B&O Mud Digger locos |
If I recall correctly, this was thoroughly discussed in the trade press, and later in some B&O people's memoirs. Most of them were replicas or non-operating mockups. |
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| Author: | EJ Berry [ Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: B&O Mud Digger locos |
Maj. J. G. Pangborn of the B&O had wood replicas of ancient B&O engines built for the Fair. I'm sure this was one of them The B&O Museum owns most of the surviving replicas. Phil Mulligan |
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