CB&Q Water Tank

As the RR pushed westward water was not always readily accessable for the trains, therfore,deep wells were dug. The water was then stored in large tanks mounted high on a supporting structure to enable easy & rapid transfer into the tenders of wver-thirsty iron horses.

Tanks were usually spotted along the right-of-way at fifteen to thirty mile intervals,and by virture of their size, often dominated the cluster of one-story, frame buildings that comprised the small prairie town of the West and Midwest,"Tank town,""jerkwater" and "water stop,"names remaining in our languuage today, had their origin in the days when the railroad not only sustained but often gave birth to communities along the line.

The models footprint is 3 5/8 X 4 1/8 inches and 6 3/8 inches tall.The prototype of this model was located at London Mills, Illinois.

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