Re: 487 in 1970

Earl Wrote:
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>
> Yes, 487 was the only one with that feature. It
> was put on in the 1960's. No one seems to know
> why. There is a bracket on the smoke box to hold
> the pipe and a "T" in the exhaust pipe under the
> running board.


Earl,

Was this pipe removed early on during the C&TS yrs? When did they remove that pipe and why? Interesting indeed that the 487 had the pipe installed by the D&RGW. Maybe some type of experiment which didn't go anywhere? I assume there is no added benefit from having the pipe in that position.

William
aka drgwk37