#480 in Switching Service in 1962

The recent discussion of the "issues" with #480 promted me to bring up a question or two regarding this old veteran.

I found a picture at DPL that caught my eye. Here is a link to it:

[photoswest.org]

This 1962 photo shows an elevated 3/4 rear view of the engine and tender. An oddity I noticed right away is that it has split rear switching footboards. It also has the three tie sized timbers under the doghouse, which most engines didn't have, at least in later years.

Did the front of the 480 also have a switching pilot in '62 or at any other time? There is another picture from 1961 that would indicate the footboards were not in place on the tender at that time.

If there were "issues" with #480, is it likely that this would be why the footboards were put on the tender? That it was to be used in switching service? By 1962, we know that the "Silverton" train was well established, and #473 and #478 were no longer going to be available for switching duties during the tourist season as they had been before. Also, we know that #464 hadn't been used since 1957.

That the footboards were split would mean that the engine could still be used in regular service doubleheaded, and there was clearly no power reverse ever applied to it, so probably the pilot was not altered.

I'd be interested if anyone can fill in any details about #480 at that time.

Thanks,

Mike