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Not the best view of the tenders you might want, but do these photos illustrate the difference in the coal bunkers you're discussing? Low . High . Larry --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Charlie Vlk" <cvlk@...> wrote: > > Bob- > > The 500-509 seem to have been delivered with the original full coal bunker > USRA short tender. The coal bunkers on some of the engines were cut and > moved inward retaining the partially curved top contour; on others and/or > later square sheet versions were used. I don't have too many photos of > the originals..some of the later engines had clear vision coal bunkers that > extend past the top of the cab and, in contrast, some have very low tenders > with fairly short clear vision bunkers. > > The NWSW view may show a C&NW tender; they had similar ones (not sure if > they had the braces along the sides). > > Charlie Vlk > > > > From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert > Bullermann > Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 9:28 AM > To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re: USRA 0-6-0 > > > > > > NSW used all kinds of combinations on tenders used on their ex CB&Q and > later ex GTW 0-8-0's. In later years they used KCS tenders behind their GTW > 0-8-0's. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: William Barber <mailto:clipperw@... > > To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 8:19 AM > > Subject: [CBQ] Re: USRA 0-6-0 > > > > > > The Q had 10 original USRA 0-6-0 locomotives, numbered 500 - 509. I found a > photo of no. 504 after it had been sold to Northwest Steel and Wire for > scrap. They used it as one of their plant switchers for a while. In the > photo, it has an unusual tender coal bunker which matches a Sunset O scale > model that I recently purchased. It is not the standard USRA tender and it > is not like other modified tenders on Q USRA 0-6-0s. Here is a link to the > photo at NWS&W. > > http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/Locopicture.aspx?id=128711 > > Does anyone know where I can find a photo of the same locomotive while it > was in service on the Q? I would like to confirm that the tender, as shown > at NWS&W, was also used by the Q so I can use the model as is. > > BTW, the photo in RR Photo Archives is, for some reason, for sale right now > on EBay. It may be a copy. > > Bill Barber > Gravois Mills, MO > __._,_.___
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