Pressure Washing A Locomotive In 1943
The Denver Post ran some photos recently from the Library Of Congress. They were all showing life in the United States in the early 1940’s.
There was one picture that showed an early type of pressure washer being used to wash a locomotive. We do a lot of special jobs like washing trains, including the annual Cheyenne Frontier Days train for the Denver Post.
I’m adding it here as a reference to how far equipment has come in the last 50 plus years.
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Pressure Washing Heavy Equipment For The Colorado National Guard
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Pressure Washing Equipment at Sports Authority Field
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