Hello all: In the BRHS web site's Photo of the Day, would some nice person please add an explanation in the "description field" for this feature on these locomotives. I am sure not everyone knows wha
They are Ridgeway Spark Arrestors more commonly known as "bear traps". Common on the C&S narrow engines in spring, summer and fall when there was a fire hazard. They would remove them in the winter t
They are in fact Ridgway (no 'e') spark arrestors, named after their inventor and patent holder, C&S superintendent of motive power H.W. Ridgway. They were first used by the C&S in 1918 and continued
Author: "Richard Sutcliffe via groups.io" <ras1=uniserve.com@groups.io>
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2022 10:02:44 -0800
Hol Do you know what that locomotive in the left background of 453 is? Looks British with the fenders and capped stack. Take care, be safe, stay well. Dick ras1@uniserve.com _._,_._,_ Groups.io Links
Richard... I don't think that's a capped stack. It looks more like the right hand 'running board' on the 453's smokebox. The fenders look like car wheels on a flat car. The Colo. RR Museum has a Ridg
Mike's exactly right; that's what you're seeing in the photo. And the locomotive is another of the 451-455 series 2-8-0s like the 453. Hol From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> on behalf of Mike Decker
Author: "Richard Sutcliffe via groups.io" <ras1=uniserve.com@groups.io>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2022 14:18:47 -0800
Thank you gentlemen. I'll have another look with a different cap on. _._,_._,_ Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#63020) | Reply To Group | Reply To Sen