RE: [CBQ] Walthers USRA 2-10-2

[Hol Wagner <holpennywagner@msn.com>]

Ken:
 
One thing you might want to bear in mind is that all 10 of the Q's class M-3 
USRA heavy 2-10-2s were leased to the C&S in 1927 following delivery of the 
first of the class M-4 2-10-4s and thereafter operated exclusively north and 
south out of Denver until the end of their service careers in the early 1950s.
 
Hol
 
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
From: krmiddle@charter.net
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 11:09:51 -0400
Subject: [CBQ] Walthers USRA 2-10-2














 

 



  


    
      
      
      


Last fall I purchased a Walthers USRA Heavy 2-10-2, 
which seems to be a nice locomotive, but appears to be pretty much as the 
prototypes were built. Has anyone had any experience trying to update it? To me 
the obvious things to be done would be to move the air pump to the engineer's 
side, move the power reverse forward and install a feedwater heater on the 
fireman's side. Has anyone tried this? If so, I would be grateful for any tips 
or advice anyone might have.
 
Thanks and best regards,
 
Ken Middleton
Portage, MI
krmiddle@charter.net