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   From: jclarkeusenet@cox.net   
      
   In article , gossg@gossg.org says...   
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   > "J. Clarke"  wrote:   
   >   
   > >> One of BC's major freeways is across the coast range along the   
   > >> Coquihalla River.  The freeway was built along the path of a   
   > >> now-defunct former steam train line.   
   > >>   
   > >> There are "station names" announced along the highway, with various   
   > >> shakespearean names.  I presume that these were water stops.  As a   
   > >> very steep run, I expect that the Kettle Valley Railway over this   
   > >> route needed a LOT of water, and I presume that these names reflect   
   > >> former watering stops.   
   > >   
   > >Water makes up losses in the boiler.  If it's a steep run sand stops   
   > >would be more likely.   
   > >   
   > >> But there is no sign of a town or former town.   
   > >> Would these stops need ANY staff, or would someone just have to come   
   > >> by and check the water feed into the tanks every couple of weeks?   
   > >   
   > >There would be staff.  Remember that these wouldn't have modern electric   
   > >pumps connected to the power grid--if pumps were used they'd be steam-   
   > >powered and hand-stoked or driven by windmills that need some tending.   
   >   
   > On a steep hillside, wouldn't the "pump" just be a pipe from a   
   > quarter-mile or so up the river?   
      
   If there is a convenient river.   
      
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