Re: Plowless #487 in 1971 - maybe not ... ??

John West Wrote:
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> The 487 apparently was also running in 1971,
> or at least August 1971 is the date I have asso-
> ciated with this picture.

Ed Stabler Wrote:
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> In July, 1971 I rode the westbound with 484 on
> the point.  Didn't see 483 anywhere, so {she}
> was probably still in the shop getting painted.
>
> John, it's nice to see 487 without the plow.


Hi, youse guys -

I'm wondering if that's really #487, no matter what the date.  IIRC, #487's plow is closely integrated with her pilot beam, and VERY difficult to remove; I'm not sure whether there's even a typical boiler-tube pilot under #487's plow, or if she has run without the plow any time since the fifties.  Also, the numerals on the front number plate in John's photo appear very clean - as though they had just been painted - so it could be #484 in disguise.  (But not #483, as her handrail to the step that gives access to the headlight is a big quarter circle, whereas those on #484 and #487 are rectangular with a short curve at the corner.)

- Your nit-picky fellow member of the Fraternal Order of Curmudgeonly Geezers, Roosso Loco



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 11/21/2015 01:16PM by Russo Loco.