Re: K-37 490 Pics--from request

Bob Meckley Wrote:
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> William:
> Great photos of a long lost engine. I saw it
> on a severely overloaded flatcar in Alamosa back
> in 1966.
> The date on the 1955 break in run seems to be
> incorrect as it still had a wood beam pilot while
> the 1954 dates show a steel pilot. It is still a
> mystery to me how many K37's now have the steel
> pilot when I believe they were all built with a
> wooden pilot beam, and where did they come from.
>
> Bob Meckley

You are probably right Bob, I didn't notice that and I'm going by the date on the slide. All the K-37's except 491 and 499 got steel pilot beams. I believe they were fabricated by the Grande. 499 never got one because she had a wood beam plow from 1942 until she retired. Not sure why 491 never got one. All the K-37's were built with wood pilot beams.

William
aka drgwk37