Two C&O F7s bracket 4 B&O geeps and F7s - October 1968 - 2 of 5         
Torpedo boat geeps (main air reservoirs on top) provided for more fuel capacity, but at the expense of maintenance issues, as the hot exhaust cooked the compressed air. A lot of roads tried them and went away from them, and you don't see them today.
Date: 10/1/1968 Location: Rochester, NY Views: 467 Collection Of:   Christopher Smith
Locomotives: BO 6618(GP9)    Author:  Christopher Smith
Two C&O F7s bracket 4 B&O geeps and F7s - October 1968 - 2 of 5
Picture Categories: This picture is part of album:  B&O Dock Branch & Belt Line
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