I have an overhead shot of #9370 without the 4-stack modification on Castle
Graphics...
Cheers!
Jan
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> From: clipperw@EarthLink.net
> Date: 2005/08/05 Fri AM 10:28:07 EDT
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] Digest Number 2486
>
> Simon,
>
> I believe all of the Q's Baldwin VO1000's were delivered on a single
> order and they all originally had a single short stack near the rear of
> the hood. Those generally assigned to Kansas City and other western
> point generally were modified to by the RR to the 4 stack arrangement
> while, in general, those in the east including Chicago continued to
> operate with a single stack. Why, I am not sure. Supposedly, the 4
> stack arrangement relieved an exhaust back pressure problem that was
> affecting diesel engine operation and maintenance. I am not familiar
> enough with the Baldwin production to know whether they ever delivered
> a 4 stack arrangement as original equipment. However, I recall reading
> that the 4 stack modification was supported and possibly developed by
> Baldwin engineers. It is also possible that they came up with another
> design change to correct the problem in production.
>
> Bill Barber
>
> On Friday, August 5, 2005, at 06:08 AM, CBQ@yahoogroups.com wrote:
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> > Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 08:38:43 -0500
> > From: "Simon Griffin" <SIMON_GRIF@msn.com>
> > Subject: Re: Stewart VO1000
> >
> > Roy, I am no expert on this by any means. What I have read suggests
> > that
> > there is not an easy answer to this, and I don't think that there is a
> > definitive list for this. Evidently, the initial production run of
> > these
> > had a single low stack at the rear of the hood. Later ones were
> > delivered
> > with 4 stacks. Earlier ones were modified to 4 stacks. Apparently
> > not all
> > were modified however. Perhaps someone else has more definitive
> > answers to
> > this. I searched the forum archive and the question was asked several
> > times
> > when the Stewart model came out, but I did not see any conclusive
> > answer.
> >
> > Simon
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