Hol,
Thanks, those photos really help clarify the layout of the roof mounted equipment on the Q G-Es.
BYW, off line, could you tell me how you attach photos to your list posts? I have tried and it doesn't seem to work. Are you using a mail client or are you posting through your on line mail provider?
Bill Barber Gravois Mills, MO Wed Feb 6, 2013 4:52 am (PST) . Posted by:
I'm attaching five PMC views from the Thirties and Forties that show pretty well the front end arrangment of the 275-hp cars.
The earliest view, of 9847 at unknown location in the early or mid-1930s shows nearly the original configuration of the car, with no outside radiator shutters and only a screen over the radiator -- not a good arrangement in winter. Note, though, that the short, factory-installed vent pipe to the left of the headlight has already been extended; the fitting around the pipe was the original top. Also note that the presumed compressed air cooler has a mesh not unlike that of a radiator over the curved pipes. And note the absence of visible horn.
Next is the view of 9728 at Galesburg in 1942 with the Q-designed and built radiator shutters in place and closed. Note the presence of two air horns and the extended vent pipe. The ladder to the roof and the footboards on the roof suggest a water filler up there, as the engine and generator were removed through a large door on the other side of the car; see next photo.
Next is 9839 at Centralia, Ill., in 1940 showing the Q-installed radiator shutters -- again closed and the rear support for the pipes of the air cooler. Also visible, though barely, is the side door for removing the engine and generator, with an open man door at its forward edge. The door's three hinges are visible along the rear edge of the red paint.
Next, Q 9836 after sale to the Alabama, Tennessee & Northern as AT&N 52 at York, Ala., also in 1940. It shows the makeshift radiator shutters and canvas cover (rolled up) that AT&N applied, along with two additional front end modifications: shuttered opening on left (right in photo) side and hinged door (open here) below engineer's front window. The vent pipe is absent, and the air cooler shows pretty plainly.
Finally, Q 9773 at Peoria in the late 1940s with a second set of air cooler pipes added directly above the first and the vent pipe extended upward to clear the new cooling pipes. Also, in this view the radiator shutters are in the full open position.
I also have 5x7 negatives of several builder's photos that show the orifinal front of these cars and the engine and generator installed, including a view through the open left side door. But my scanner won't handle negs this large, so I'll have to get them scanned elsewhere and will post them when I do.
Hol
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