Re: N&S 55 Davenport running at Old Threshers

The diamond stack is not functional. No cone or screen. At least not when at Knott's. It did make a throaty sound when the air pump cycled. When she was rebuilt into a forney it was an oil burner, so no need for it to function anyway. Cedar fair converted it to coal.

Not to to pick on my fellow Cedar Fair counterparts but the loco is pretty much ruined now. By cutting her down to a 2-4-0 she lost allot of weight. She lost more weight when the CP shops removed all the brake equipment and pump. The loco was setup to have as much weight over the drivers as possible in odd ways. Like the running boards were made of solid 1" steel, and the head light bracket was thick too. The headlight itself was made from steel plate not sheet metal. So by removing that much weight from the drivers and cutting the back off you through the weight distribution off and that's going to effect her traction.