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Re:RE: RE: (erielack) Erie steam locomotives

I have Dan's book.  It shows that K5s had the Cole trailer and K5As had the delta.  The rebuilding involved a cast engine bed which did not include any tail piece.  What the loco started with, it ended with.

The casting also did not include the valve gear hanger -- only the guide yoke.

Finally, Dan shows a K5, 2932, un-"rebuilt" but with a full complement of Box Pok drivers.  As a sidebar, the BoxPok was named for the cross section of the spokes in the driver -- they were box shaped: therefore, box spoke, altered to BoxPok.

Randy Brown
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> To the extent that any of these has the original USRA 
> trailing truck, they would be the most accurate approach.  If 
> any have the cast Commonwealth "delta" trailing, careful 
> detailing could produce a K5a before modification.  If all 
> have the cast truck, then all are K5as.
> 
> Randy Brown

No, Randy, there's more to it than that.  Read Dan Biernacki's book, __USRA Heavy Pacifics__ available from the ELHS.  An extremely well-researched work.

SGL


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