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drgwk37

February 16, 2014 08:49PM

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kcsivils Wrote:
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> Thanks.
>
> Why then were a few of the K-27s, 460 for example,
> never converted to piston valves?
>
> Where they just too worn out to be worth the
> trouble?
>
> Did the arrival of the K-28's and other larger
> K-class locomotives make them surplus?

No-- the K-36's and K-37's had that honor, but even when they arrived on the scene the 27's were still needed and used. Check out Jimmy Blouch's posts and you'll get a feel for how busy the NG was through the 30's and 40's.

William
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Slide Valve vs Piston Valves on the K-27s	kcsivils	February 16, 2014 07:55PM
Re: Slide Valve vs Piston Valves on the K-27s	Sawyer463	February 16, 2014 07:59PM
Re: Slide Valve vs Piston Valves on the K-27s	John Bush	February 16, 2014 08:14PM
Re: Slide Valve vs Piston Valves on the K-27s	kcsivils	February 16, 2014 08:22PM
Re: Slide Valve vs Piston Valves on the K-27s	drgwk37	February 16, 2014 08:49PM
Re: Slide Valve vs Piston Valves on the K-27s	NGJunkie	February 16, 2014 09:09PM
Re: Slide Valve vs Piston Valves on the K-27s	Everett Lueck	February 17, 2014 05:53AM
Re: Slide Valve vs Piston Valves on the K-27s	Donald Foster	February 17, 2014 07:55AM
Re: Slide Valve vs Piston Valves on the K-27s	Don Richter	February 17, 2014 09:27AM
Re: K-27 rebuilds (slide vs piston, inboard vs outboard, &c.) - links	Russo Loco	February 17, 2014 04:20PM
Re: K-27 rebuilds (slide vs piston, inboard vs outboard, &c.) - links	Everett Lueck	February 17, 2014 09:52PM
Re: K-27 rebuilds (slide vs piston, inboard vs outboard, &c.) - links	Everett Lueck	February 17, 2014 09:52PM
Re: Slide Valve vs Piston Valves on the K-27s	Earl	February 18, 2014 09:24AM

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