Re: C-41 metamorphosis to K-37 . . .

Earl Wrote:
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> The look shorter than a K37 because they are.
> Add a trailing truck. Also when the boilers were
> adapted to the new running gear, a longer smoke-
> box was added to "stretch" the boiler to fit. The
> extra smokebox length is behind the stack.


Hi, Earl -

Was the cab also moved back a little, to allow a wider deck between the firebox & tender to give the fireman a little more room?

- Roosso

p.s. to DaveTLC et al – the first & third photos on [ngdiscussion.net] show very clearly the differences of the frames of K-36s vs K-37s behind the fourth pair of drivers.  IIRC, except for the differences in the cylinder saddles to accommodate the different diameter boilers, the D&RGW copied the K-36 running gear exactly from pilot to fourth drivers, then adapted the rear of the K-37 frames to fit the C-41 fireboxes.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/18/2017 02:25PM by Russo Loco.