Auxiliary water tender/Gallery

2816's Auxiliary Water Tender #35508, which was orginally the tender of an Ex-Delaware & Hudson 4-6-6-4 No. 1517.

KSHX #291958 was originally a tender for L&N "Big Emma" 1958 which was stationed in Ravenna, KY.

This Auxiliary Tender is Built for the Virginian Railroad.

This Auxiliary Tender is VMTX 250001 it is a Former L&N tender now belongs to Norfolk and Western No. 611.

4449's Auxiliary Water Tender is DLMX 4219, which was orginally the tender of SP 4219, AC-10.

4449's Tender is used for the BNSF Employee Appreciation Special in 2000. Note: While operating for the Special it was Repainted Black with Silver Strips, And BNSF logos were Added for the excursion.

4449's Auxiliary Water Tender is used for the Columbia-Deschutes Special in 2002. Note: It's still Painted Black but the Silver Strips, And BNSF Logos were Removed. It has the American flag and "Let's Roll" lettering.

4449's auxiliary water tender is on display in Williams, AZ in 2002. ATSF No. 3751 is borrowing it for the annual NRHS convention special. Note: It was still Painted Black, and it still has the American Flag, And the word "Let's Roll". It now has The Santa Fe logos, and 3751's number which were added to the Tender for this trip.

An NYC L-3b #3042 Water Tender is Repainted for the American Freedom Train in 1975. Reading No. 2101 is using this tender. Note: It is Numbered 1776-1976, and Painted Red, and White

2101's auxiliary water tender is used in 1976 for the Freedom Train. Note: it's still painted Red and White with the number 1776-1976 it now has the stars, red and blue stripe at the back marked the transition to the lining on the cars that the engine pulls.

The NYC L-3b #3042 Water Tender is Repainted for the Chessie Steam Special. Note: It was Painted Yellow, and Orange with a Picture of a horse racing with Tom Thumb a collaborative effort of Franklyn J. Carr of Chessie System and noted railroad artist Bob Lorenz.

The NYC L-3b #3042 is now at the National New York Central Railroad Museum as RGSX 3001.

A UP GE GTEL Gas Electric Turbine diesel locomotive fuel tender is on static display at the Illinois Railway Museum while coupled behind Union Pacific #18 a Gas Turbine-Electric Diesel Locomotive.

Auxiliary Water Tender 759A a former Norfolk & Western tender is on display at Steamtown in Scranton, PA.

An art depicting design by Bob Lorenz of the N&W #759A Water Tender is painted in the original paint scheme for the American Freedom Train. Nickel Plate Road No. 759 was the original choice to use this tender, and to pull the freedom train. Note: It was painted Red, White, and Dark Blue with Dark Blue Stars, and numbered 1776.

Water tender #614A a Former Louisville & Nashville water tender #40973 which was Originally a Louisville & Nashville M-1 Berkshire tender is used on the Chessie Safety Express. Note: The tender is lettered "Chessie's Safety Express" with a Crossing sign with Red Lights.

C&O #614B has been modified for use as an Auxiliary water tender for Norfolk & Western No. 1218.

NKP 765 is using Auxiliary Tender RPCX 767 a Former L&N tender for the Joliet Rocket in 2017.

This Auxiliary Tender No. 4128 is a South African type X-20 water tender.

Auxiliary Tender #0470 is used on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.

1522's Auxiliary Water Car #1522-A is used for 1522's passenger excursions.

Tennessee Valley Water Tender #51 is used for 630's passenger excursions.

Tennessee Valley Water Tender #51 sits in storage.

Reading & Northern #425A is tender use for Passenger trains behind Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad No. 425

Indiana Transportation Museum #220166 an ex L&N auxilary water car sits in storage at the Indiana Transportation Museum.

The 614A water tender is storage with a New York Central diesel in Clifton Forge, Virginia.

This water tender #2575, which was originally the tender of GN 2575 painted all black, used for SP&S 700 excursions.

SP&S 700 was on a passenger excursion back in 1990 while using her water tender. Note: While #700 was using it the Auxiliary Tender was painted Green, and Black with the Burlington Northern Railroad logo, and a couple of other logos were added to the tender also.

L&N #414 an ALCO Century 420 is moving X5313 Water tender built for the New York Central railroad. This tender was originally off NYC 4-6-4 #5313.

4449's auxiliary water tender is used as a second auxiliary water tender for #2816 for its excursion from Calgary, Alberta to Mexico City, Mexico and back to celebrate the completion of the proposed Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern merger. Note: it is repainted into Canadian Pacific livery.

A Western Pacific tender service as a Diesel Tender.

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