[net.railroad] Funny-shaped smokestacks...

gerolima@wdl1.UUCP (Mark Gerolimatos) (11/03/86)

I was looking at a picture of the linking of the Transcontinental
Railroad, and got to thinking:

"Why is the SP's (Central Pacific back then?) smokestack that funny
	shape?"

Does anyone know? Thanks.

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