TonyK375 Wrote:
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> If memory serves, which is not always the case,
> the new tender cistern was behind the 487 for
> quite some time. the coal bunker is not squared
> off but looks like the other K-36 tenders. I was
> told the rivets were welded on instead of true
> rivets but you would never know it to look at it.
> The 463's new cistern was riveted. All the new
> tender cisterns are beautiful, can't wait to see
> the 168's in person.
>
> All you have to really do is cast the rivet heads
> in resin and glue them on! This was done on one
> of the coaches for a movie once. I think it was
> Wyatt Earp. used to find the resin rivet heads
> when I was "napping" under cars during work
> sessions in the Chama yard. I think there is
> still a dozen or so in one of my "Chama boxes".
> Still don't know why it always seemed to be the
> fat guy who got shoved under the cars to work on
> something. Its amazing what you miss. Ready to
> go back and work again.
When 487 was put into service on the C&TS in 1974 (or 73?), its tender was found to leak badly. So, 488's tender was substituted. It carried this tender for several years. When 488 went into service in 1979, 487's old tender was patched up and used behind 488. In the mid-late 1980's, 487's tender (the squared off one), began to leak terribly. Investigation found that he bottom was essentially gone. The D&S had made some new tanks over in Durango using a local fabricator, and they made one for the C&TS. Unfortunately, a "generic" tank was created, not a re-creation of the squared off tank that was to be replaced. The new tank is 100% welded construction with fake rivets installed. While it looks pretty good, a close investigation will show there are less rivets on the new one as compared to the original.
This same outfit also built the tank for 497.
For Wyatt Earp, Hollywierd used the steel riveted construction Hinman car. It looked too scruffy so they put on fake Masonite siding and applied rivets to the siding. They also used one of the regular coaches, but don't remember if it got rivets applied. The rivets were epoxy buttons glued to the siding. As time went on, the fell off and were found throughout the yard.
So, they put fake steel riveted wood siding on a steel riveted car to represent a car from the 1880's......
Go figure.....
But their money was very green. that's what counted.
