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This tender was assigned as a water car and fuel bunker for MOW service. It is a former USRA tender from the S-160 550 class consolidations. Notice the paint date of 1974 on the side of the tender to verify when it was in service. A coupler without spring draft gear was installed where the original drawbar buffer was located on the front of the frame.

It was ARR 0-6-0 # 313's tender (originally USATC 0-6-0 # 4072's tender.) as 0039, this tender had been assigned to ARR crane #57 for some of its life. 1974

 

Photo courtesy of the Don Marenzi Collection