It just occurred to me that the 28 and 30 on the builder's plate are
cylinder size, diameter and stroke.
Dale
On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Dale <dfgrice@gmail.com> wrote:
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> It's interesting that you bring that up. A year or two after you, I visited
> the same place and noticed the builder's plate. I tracked down the owner and
> asked if he were willing to part with same. I did not have any builder's
> plates and I decided I needed to at least ask. He gave me a card with a
> maybe. I also eyed the bell, but could not afford what I thought the cost
> would be. Not to mention shipping.
>
> I followed up with a letter and an offer. He wrote back and said he got a
> ladder and took it down and found it to be a reproduction. I was
> disappointed but he also stated that he couldn't in good conscience take my
> original offer but would let me have it for some small token. I don't
> remember what he charged me. So I accepted and it's hung on my wall in the
> shop. I have often wondered what the 28 and 30 meant, and what loco the
> original came from.
>
> Dale Grice
>
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> --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com <CBQ%40yahoogroups.com>, "trainboy.geo"
> <tczephyr@...> wrote:
> >
> > I recently was looking at some old video I took back in 1991 at the
> Virginia City Nv Museum, lots of V&T RR and Mark Twain stuff. One of the
> items I caught on video was a builders plate from an Q class O5A's. It
> clearly states "28 O5A 30 W. BURLINGTON Aug-1938".
> >
> > Does anyone know which Northern this came from? Also, next to the
> builders plate is a beautiful large brass engine bell, there was a sign next
> to the bell referring to it as coming off 5632, as I remember?
> >
> > Now it has been years since I last went into the museum, 19 years to be
> exact.
> >
> > Anyone been there in recent years or have any information of this?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Ray Bedard
>
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