Does anyone know when 5020 became an F-3? I notice that
there is no date mentioned in Corbin’s Steam Locos book. I was originally wondering if it was a result of the boiler explosion but the F-2’s were created in 1926/1927 from T-1’s and T-1-A’s so it was presumably after that date.
Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ
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Hol - You already know this, but for anyone new to this
Group or has since forgotten, 5020 was later rebuilt into a one-of-a-kind 0-8-0 switch engine and classed F-3. The rebuild must not have been considered successful as no other Class O-1 locomotive was similarly converted. 5020 bid her adieu in October 1939
when retired and scrapped. I've attached an image of 5020 as an 0-8-0 taken at Centralia, IL, on an unknown date. 5020 evidently received an enlarged sand dome as found on Class O-1-A 2-8-2's when it was rebuilt. I've never seen an image of another Class O-1
so equipped. The extended smoke box for burning lignite coal and enlarged sand dome do nothing to improve 5020's ungainly appearance. Best Regards - Louis