Re: Fire Tools #537

Posted by Mike Trent on Mar 19, 2024; 11:13pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Fire-Tools-tp19512p19519.html

Thanks, Keith! I'd use black, not silver for the auggrrr, as they were filthy and dark as the inside of a black cow at midnight with no moon. I'm leaving mine as is. I'd suggest a pick to break up big lumps, but not on all of them. I have some, but can't find them! Most all of my engines have tool boxes which probably had tools in them. I doubt they'd leave a wrench out there, but it's a thought. My #74 has an oil can, a tallow pot, and two wrenches on the water legs next to the water shutoff valves. I put them on for eye candy when I built it, and put them on again after I narrowed the tender about 8 years ago. #537 has a water bag, #75 has an extra scoop. I have extra scoops, I'll have to get them painted up. and carry a few of them as you suggest! The West End trains worked about the same hours as the East End trains because they essentially switched consists at Como on "train days". But it was a lot harder to get up there from Denver to photograph them unless it might be a holiday. Thank goodness Brownie Anderson carried a camera! I think the tender tool boxes may have carried the tender markers and signal flags too. The coal gate boxes at the front had doors where the guys could store their lunch and thermos'. Which might help explain the lack of waterbags.  #537 has one because it did in the picture I described. Like the extra scoop on #75's hook behind the cab. I'll confess, I haven't noticed the extra scoops stored behind the branch pipes ahead of the cab. Sure makes sense. Thanks for that. Ah-Ha! #75 had a non lifting injector on the fireman's side. So, no branch pipe in front of the cab.