Re: C&S Coal Gates

Posted by Mike Trent on
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Hi Norm. The only tender detail of the lower coal boards (2X6's) in any of my engines are the Overland B-4-E's and B-3-C's.I normally use weathered 2X6's glued in place. Mine are all vertical. Note in your picture the flange plate welded to the Locker Box above the water leg. That flange, and the one on the opposite side are what holds the upper coal gate in place. Since we are seeing that here, next time you are up with #60, there in about a 3/4" hole drilled in the overhead rack over the coal gate. There would have been a bolt dropped into a hole in the top of the coal gate to keep it from falling backward. I have not included that on any of mine. It's nice that #60 is available to see, and untampered with. It also still has the curtain rods in place which prove that the curtains did not run side to side on C&S engines. We discussed this a long time ago, and I'm sure you can find that thread with a search. Chris Walker found a lot of photos and posted them. Maybe that could be #28 on your list! The narrow slots on the water leg next to somebody's leg are for safety chains that connected the tender to the cab to help keep the fireman on deck as he worked.