while posting another reply to a thread I thought about something else and decided to start a new one instead..
what do anyone think of these steam locomotives fitted with the coffin feedwaters and low headlight mountings altogether? under low lights I think they could look like hooded assassins if you follow me there 
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Doesn't look like the dog is too afraid of it, although he is keeping his distance. I guess he is trying to get his post graduate degree in chasing cars. The Denver and Salt Lake used Mikados with coffin feedwater heaters, and I would like one, but it will never happen in three rail. I think MTH, Third Rail, somebody? did some Berkshires in three rail for a northeastern road that had coffin feedwater heaters.
What's to comment about? Appearance or functionality?
That looks like a T1a. I built a model of that one with a slightly different tender, and my spouse, who knows very little about steam, says it looks very business-like, with all the pipes and bolts and fittings . . .
beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Doesn't look like the dog is too afraid of it, although he is keeping his distance. I guess he is trying to get his post graduate degree in chasing cars. The Denver and Salt Lake used Mikados with coffin feedwater heaters, and I would like one, but it will never happen in three rail. I think MTH, Third Rail, somebody? did some Berkshires in three rail for a northeastern road that had coffin feedwater heaters.
K-Line made a Berkshire with this feature. As I understand it they subsequently modified the mold for a different version leaving the coffin-style units a one-time thing.
---PCJ
Doesn't look like the dog is too afraid of it, although he is keeping his distance. I guess he is trying to get his post graduate degree in chasing cars. The Denver and Salt Lake used Mikados with coffin feedwater heaters, and I would like one, but it will never happen in three rail. I think MTH, Third Rail, somebody? did some Berkshires in three rail for a northeastern road that had coffin feedwater heaters.
In the Lionel 2013 Signature catalog, 3 of the Legacy Berkshires offered had the Coffin FWH's. The B&M was the only NE road name, they also offered Santa Fe, and SP, which IIRC, got 10 from the B&M.
Doug
Not all locomotives with a Coffin feedwater heater had them mounted in front of the smokebox:
Rusty
Okay, I give up...where is it on Frisco #1352?
There were plenty of Central Hudsons with interior Coffins aboard. The external mounting would have never been allowed on the Century...any more than a camelback!
Okay, I give up...where is it on Frisco #1352?
Between the smokebox front and the stack. Partially recessed in to the smokebox.
Rusty
THANKS!
Yes the SP did acquire some from the B&M...
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