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| Author: | bobyar2001 [ Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | 999 on turntable |
Found this on one of the websites someone else linked below. As far as I can tell, it is at South Anderson, Indiana in 1960. http://madisonrails.railfan.net/south/empire.jpg |
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| Author: | Dave Stephenson [ Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 999 on turntable |
Is it just me or is the photo distorted? The drivers are egg-shaped (too tall vertically), and 999 looks too short based on other photos I've seen. |
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| Author: | Les Beckman [ Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 999 on turntable/taking water "on the fly" |
bobyar2001 wrote: Found this on one of the websites someone else linked below. As far as I can tell, it is at South Anderson, Indiana in 1960.
http://madisonrails.railfan.net/south/empire.jpg The wife and I were at the Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago this past week and I can tell you that the 999 still looks absolutely great. On an explanation plaque next to it, they have a photo of the engine (or another 4-4-0) taking water from water pans. I tried to look at the underside of the 999's tender and couldn't see how a water scoop could possibly be located there. But perhaps the tender is a later substitiution. Maybe added when the engine was rebuilt with the smaller drivers she now carries. But maybe I'm wrong and the scoop IS there. I guess J. David would know. How about it Mr. Conrad? Les |
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