Re: CB&Q #537

Posted by Chris Walker on
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Mike Trent wrote

Hol Wagner and I discussed this photo back in the days when I was building the model, and at that time we were convinced that what this tender was is a mystery. Maybe someone here can figure it out. The rivet patterns are not in any way consistant with #537's tender from the Black Hills. For whatever reason, when #70 was brought in for conversion to oil in '31, it's tender replaced this one on #537, and these Bettendorf trucks were fitted on to the old #537 tender which we all know was one of #70's distinctions.  

The second photo shows a great and rare view of the lower coal slats in #70's old tender. These lower boards were held by steel brackets, which I believe were usually vertical, but I'm pretty sure I've seen a hint, if not this clear, of at least one of them being angled like this one. #71's brackets are verticle. #60's may be missing, I don't remember. #74's are definitely missing, having been removed by the RGS when it received a four piece steel door coal gate.  


Chris, do you think that is the rolled curtain attached above the coal gate so that it could be hung on the cab roof overhang?

Mike,  to my eyes the whole tender frame goes with those Bettendorfs and that was what ended up behind the 70 oilburner, it is quite distinctive, not that I have seen the Black Hills pictures, I'd say they just swapped out the Tank or rebuilt it without the coalbunker sides, I really need to dig into this to refresh my memory.  The tank does change considerably.

I'll check out that curtain roll suggestion later, but at this gut feeling, I wouldn't think they would store it there, too much hassel to refit it up under the roof overhang, more like a shorter curtain seperate from the overhang Top-roll I think.