drgwk37 Wrote:
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> Nice--thanks Jerry that's a good piece of info.
> Looks like the 474 got hers earlier than the other
> K-28's since she was a dedicated work engine on
> the Crested Butte branch. Was the 474 even set up
> with the steam heat lines for passenger service?
>
> William
> aka drgwk37
474 was never equipped with the steam and signal lines the others got. The 474 (my favorite engine) was the regular Crested Butte branch engine from around 1933 on. 456, the Gunnison switcher, was the helper when 474 couldn't do it alone.
Jerry Day