Re: C&S #47, an Sn3 C-16 conversion

Posted by Jim Courtney on Dec 10, 2020; 6:42am
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/C-S-30-a-C-16-conversion-tp15055p16126.html

John, what a fantastic analysis!

Great news for me, as my extra Overland cabs from the C&S 21 will be of use with the 1909 versions of 21 and 22. And I have some etching sets for the UP 4-panel wood cabs for the 1901 version of 22, perhaps an un-rebuilt Cooke 11-12-13.

Since the Cooke rebuilds of 2-6-0s (4 through 10) was one of the first orders of business for the new railroad, between the summer of 1900 and the summer of 1902, perhaps these new larger cabs were the models of cabs that gradually replaced the original wood panel cabs in the first decade.

Now I'm obsessed with looking at cabs, the wood paneled ones, the ones that got early steel sheathing below the cab windows and later, larger cabs of steel construction. The early cabs had roofs that sat atop 2 end and 2 sides, like on 22 and 21. the later steel cabs often appear to have roofs that were continuous with the sides, or were the roof/side joints welded?

Other first decade new steel cabs:













Seems like the cabs that acquired the modern 3-pane window were of all steel construction. Can't always tell whether the 2-pane cabs went through a stage of steel sheathing first then all steel construction or not. Is the cab on number 8 above wood with steel sheathing, or steel throughout. It has to be a new cab built in 1901, when the Cooke was rebuilt.

Thoughts??