Re: Height of a K-37

Back to the 493. We seem to have about a 5 foot discrepency in measurements, so we'll go down to the resident locomotive this weekend and do an actual measurement. I agree that the tender would vary somewhat depending on the coal and water load, but since freight cars are weighed empty for the Lt. Wt., perhaps these are blueprint heights as opposed to what is actually sitting there.
The engine house and surrounding land is owned by the San Juan County Historical Society. The fence line is actually set in 5 feet from the property line on all 4 sides. It does include a portion of the public street, but we fenced in the town's property as well and in some 25 years, they haven't figured that out. The railroad has an operating easement in that street anyway dating from 1882, so it doesn't really matter.
The Silverton Northern office is owned by Bill Jones, who owns the Old 100 mine tour, and was responsible for the original restoration of the 278 and 2 cars for the National Park Service. That structure was donated by the owner to the SJC Historical Society, and I arranged for the land donation from the D&RGW. That was during the first year or two that Sundance was located in the D&RGW depot. The historical society subsequently sold the structure to Jones. Bill is a railfan, this week in Argentina riding behind steam, so I think it is in good hands.