Peyton Smith Wrote:
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> Sure, but 278 is a good example of a modernized
> locomotive that retains her 1880's fluted domes
> and smokebox front.
it's a fantasy Locomotive
> so I wouldn't worry too much about it, but I see
> where you are coming from.
Agreed on the domes... There were plenty of C-19s that kept fluted domes to the end as well. But...that cab almost invariably would have been changed by the time an electric headlight was installed. Either a steel-sheathed or single-panel wood cab would help her look "updated." Interesting concept!
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Dave Vollmer
Rio Grande Southern in HOn3
Colorado Midland in N scale
Colorado Springs, CO