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* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=82682 "Stack exhaust design revisited: the 1 in 6 taper myth?", <i>Chaski.org</i>]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=82682 "Stack exhaust design revisited: the 1 in 6 taper myth?", <i>Chaski.org</i>]
* [http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/CHAPT23.Html "Draft Appliances", <i>Catskill Archive</i>]
* [http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/CHAPT23.Html "Draft Appliances", <i>Catskill Archive</i>]
* [http://www.cindersniffers.org/mudring/MudRing_2014-07.pdf "Smokebox Vacuum Tests", Chuck Balmer, <i>Cinder Sniffers Mud Ring Monthly</i>, July 2014 (PDF)]

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The chimney (or smokestack in North America) of a steam locomotive is a part of the exhaust system which helps in the creation of draft through the boiler and carries the exhaust steam and smoke clear of the driver's line of sight. Different designs also helped create distinctive aesthetic looks for different companies and designers.

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