Re: former C&S stock car 7104
Posted by Mike McKenzie on
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Scanned a more complete image of 07407. The drawing from the Grandt Line SUF kit matches up with the Kempfen drawing in regards to the bolts on the side sills and SUF cross members.
Photo purchased from the Dorman Collection, Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec, Robert W. Richardson, Salida May 1955
I don't know how tightly integrated the original SUF bolster was to the rest of the frame, I'd imagine pretty tight, but perhaps a double strap bolster replaced the original? While such speculation is somewhat above my pay grade and it's just my humble opinion, but I believe 07407 does have a steel underframe. There's an AFE listing the car as built 1944 from RGS stock car 7407.
While I think 07407 was indeed built from a former steel underframe C&S stock car, it does seem like a pretty strange duck. Ah, narrow gauge, whadya gonna do?
Mike
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Scanned a more complete image of 07407. The drawing from the Grandt Line SUF kit matches up with the Kempfen drawing in regards to the bolts on the side sills and SUF cross members.
Photo purchased from the Dorman Collection, Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec, Robert W. Richardson, Salida May 1955
I don't know how tightly integrated the original SUF bolster was to the rest of the frame, I'd imagine pretty tight, but perhaps a double strap bolster replaced the original? While such speculation is somewhat above my pay grade and it's just my humble opinion, but I believe 07407 does have a steel underframe. There's an AFE listing the car as built 1944 from RGS stock car 7407.
While I think 07407 was indeed built from a former steel underframe C&S stock car, it does seem like a pretty strange duck. Ah, narrow gauge, whadya gonna do?
Mike
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