Steam Locomotive Water Column

Steam Locomotive Water Column

Water columns were found in most locomotive refueling areas especially near coal towers.
The water columns were connect by underground pipes to large water tanks.
When a locomotive need to resupply the tender with water the engine would stop so that column could turn so that the spout was over the tender.
The fireman would then open the water hatch on the tender and pull on the handle on the column.
This would open up the valve which is underground and water would rush up the column and out the spout.
As the water entered the column the weight would cause the column to bend down allowing the spout to align with the water hatch on the tender resupplying the water.

Author: Shane Permann

Steam Locomotive Water Column
• cable.bmp 822 bytes
• cable.texture.txt 28 bytes
column
cable.bmp 822 bytes
cable.texture.txt 28 bytes
column.im 88.36KB
column.kin 112.23KB
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env_metal.texture.txt 32 bytes
multicolor.bmp 12.05KB
multicolor.texture.txt 33 bytes
pipe.bmp 24.05KB
pipe.texture.txt 27 bytes
pipe1.bmp 12.05KB
pipe1.texture.txt 28 bytes
pipe2.bmp 96.05KB
pipe2.texture.txt 28 bytes
wheel-wheel.texture.txt 45 bytes
wheel.texture.txt 43 bytes
wheel.tga 65.04KB
• concrete.bmp 48.05KB
• concrete.texture.txt 31 bytes
• concrete1.bmp 48.05KB
• concrete1.texture.txt 32 bytes
• config.txt 3.20KB
• icon.tga 17.04KB
• multicolor.bmp 12.05KB
• multicolor.texture.txt 33 bytes
• pipe.bmp 24.05KB
• pipe.texture.txt 27 bytes
• pipe1.bmp 12.05KB
• pipe1.texture.txt 28 bytes
• water.tfx 388 bytes
• water_column.im 1.39KB
• watercolumn.gs 4.13KB
• wheel.texture.txt 43 bytes
• wheel.tga 64.53KB