Tender
A railway vehicle which is permanently coupled to a steam locomotive, and in which water and fuel are carried.
Tender Locomotive ...
Tender - A support car that carries coal, fuel oil, water, or wood. Most commonly found immediately behind a steam locomotive.
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Tender
A car attached to a steam locomotive that carries extra fuel and water for the locomotive.
Third rail ...
Tender pickup is usually a weak link. Axle bearings make dubious connections to truck frames. The bolster to frame contact is another possible problem. Connections at both ends of the drawbar are also places for OHM BUGS to lurk.
Tender
A piece of rolling stock that's permanently coupled behind larger steam engines. Contains the water and fuel needed by the locomotive.
Tender
The car immediately behind a steam locomotive which is used to store the water and fuel (wood, coal, or oil) needed for the locomotive's operation.
Terminal ...
The tender was originally designed for the Marx 'Commodore Vanderbilt"
The Marx #898 was a popular locomotive in its day.
These are the cars includes in the 5942 set with the #994 engine ...
Switch Tender
1. Train service employee responsible for aligning tracks for engine and car movements by throwing switches.
2. Building housing controls for remotely throwing switches.
Switching ...
Bowser Wood UP Tender.
Bowser Published a comprehensive Reference Manual sometime after the Challenger went into production.
For boxcars or tenders with no power leads, more work is needed. First, you will need a metal wheel set for at least one axle of the truck that does not have the sensors glued to it.
TANK"Locomotive tender. Tanker is tank car used in hauling oil, water, milk, chemicals or some other liquid
TEAKETTLE"See kettle
TEASE THE BRUTE"Follow the engine ...
After removing the shell you should see the motor and sequencer (Flyer's sequencers are in the tender, if steam). Find the lead that comes from the roller or insulated wheels.
Angle Cock An appliance used for the purpose of opening or closing brake pipe on ends of cars, rear ends of tenders, and front ends of switch engines so equipped. Provision is made for supporting hose at proper angle.
Manual Block operations are controlled by either a pilot flag on site, a controller via radio, or a switch tender. May also be controlled by a signalman receiving instructions to manually change the signals and switches.
Tender A vehicle connected to most steam locomotives which carried the coal (or oil) and water for the locomotive. Terminating line haul road The last railroad over which any shipment travels.
Tank engine (UK): A locomotive that carries its own fuel and water instead of hauling a tender.
Tender - The car attached immediately to a steam locomotive and which carries fuel and water ; Also the first locomotive running with tender leading in direction of travel.
Tank Locomotive A steam locomotive where the water tank and coal bunker are built into the locomotive so a tender is not required. Tender A piece of rolling stock permanently coupled to a steam locomotive to carry coal and water.
Water Column : A standpipe adjacent to the track and connected to a water supply for filling steam locomotive tenders.
Water Crane : A water column on top of which an additional hinged horizontal pipe is attached.
Each vignette reads as a magnetic and distinct tale that is as tender and sincere as it is wise and reminiscent of a more generous and simpler time.
Heated tenders [to keep the fuel from solidifying] were provided for each locomotive, custom made from old steam tenders. Bunker C became more expensive when it became an ingredient for making plastics.
A steam locomotive which does not have a separate tender, and which therefore has an integral tank to carry additional water.
The booster was located on the rear axle of the trailing truck (usually) or the fore axle of the forward truck on the tender. Most booster engines were built by the Franklin Steam Engine Co.
In a steam locomotive, a device that pre-heats water from the tender as it is fed into the boiler to make steam.
Ferry trip
The movement of a train or engine from Point A to Point B so it can be ready for use at Point B.
A structure for storing coal and transferring it into locomotive tenders.
Code
Height of model rail as measured by thousandths of an inch. Code 83 is .083" tall, code 70 is .070", and code 55 is .055".
Person or organization that assembles small shipments into one large shipment which is then tendered to a regulated over the road carrier. Upon reaching destination, the shipment is separated into small shipments and delivered.
FSAC ...
Appearance deviates from the CV in that 102 is more representative of her GN heritage having a Vanderbilt tender trailing behind her.
Four President Class Heavy Pacific P7d locomotives #5301-5304 were rebuilt and had streamlined cowls added at B&O's Mt. Clair Shops in Baltimore. The tenders were rebuilt at the old BR&P Shops in DuBois, Pennsylvania.
Magnetic point detection uses either a reed switch or Hall Effect sensor to detect the passing of a fairly powerful magnet (usually glued to the bottom of the engine or tender). This method only detects the passing engine.
or the fore axle of the forward truck on the tender. Most booster engines were built by the Franklin Steam Engine Co.
 See also: Track, Locomotive, Train, Engine, Car
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