Re: C&S Photos on eBay: surprising pilot?

Posted by John Greenly on
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/C-S-Photos-on-eBay-tp8859p12654.html

I was poking through ebay photo offerings while I ate lunch today and came across this nice one of engine 67.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Colorado-Southern-C-S-Engine-67-at-Como-CO-8x10-Photo/292792596612?hash=item442bcc7884:g:sL0AAOSwDNdVn3UH 







I almost didn't notice the boiler tube pilot mounted on the wooden pilot beam.   I think I remember that tube pilots didn't replace wooden ones on the C&S until much later- early '20's?  But here we are with link and pin coupler, McConnell stack, original tender: early C&S days.  Is this pilot anomalous, or am I remembering the timeline wrong?  The fellow sitting on the beam seems to be thinking deeply about this.

Cheers,
John