Re: #315 Tender Lettering

Charlie Mutschler Wrote:
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> Interestingly, the D&RGW appears to have done the
> opposite for narrow gauge roundhouses. The smoke
> jack was to the front (near the turntable), and
> the locomotives backed into the stalls. So the
> number plate was right where the hostler,
> approaching from the turntable, would see them.
> Durango and Gunnison both had the back in stalls
> to the end. The standard gauge engine houses were
> set up with the smoke jacks at the rear end (away
> from the turntable).
>
> Charlie Mutschler
> -30-

Charlie,

I have many of pics and videos of the ng engines in Alamosa being pulled in nose first or tender nearest the doors. This didn't happen much in Durango from what I can tell but I do have some shots of a K-37 nose first in the Durango roundhouse as well. I believe in Alamosa it was standard practice to pull them in nose first though.

William
aka drgwk37