John K Wrote:
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> It is possible both widths could be right... and
> that the plow was widened somewhere over the
> years. I believe I read somewhere that the RGS
> plow flangers were widened to accomodate Mudhen
> locomotives when they came on the RGS scene in the
> mid to late '20's. Isn't it possible the same
> could have happened here?
The Bob Sloan Collection drawing that Casey mentioned in the 1979 Mar/Apr NG&SL Gazette
is the original 1898 version in as much as the plow is only as wide as a 4x5" beam bolted to the outside of the Gondola. Not the final 1923 rebuilt version as shown here on Lex Parker's FB page.
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