Origin of old sayings

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67Dart273

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Friend and I were talking about steam and locomotives, and whether some/ most all were "condensing." So I did some searching and came across the explanation of a

"jerk water town."

Turns out this would be a tiny town, with probably unscheduled / infrequent train stops, and no water tower.

So the train crew would have to go to a creek, well, and "jerk water" with buckets for the tender.
 

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