Hi Friends:
I picked up a great looking and running 2055 today. It’s wonderful, and although the tender works well it is not original to the engine. I peg this as late 69s. Can anyone help me ID 
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The 2055 was only made between 1953 and 1955
@SantaFe158 posted:The 2055 was only made between 1953 and 1955
Soory, wasn’t clear: this tender seems later. I need ID on the tender.
A late 1969 tender would have plastic trucks.
However, that is the style of tender that came with the 2055.
Rusty
@Rusty Traque posted:A late 1969 tender would have plastic trucks.
However, that is the style of tender that came with the 2055.
Rusty
Thanks. I was under the impression that the tender that originally came with this had the shoot on the bottom
Sorry! I see that this is a 6026w and it also came with the loco. Thanks everyone!
Rusty is spot on, and according to Greenberg's Pocket Guide, the 2055 came with either the 2046W Streamlined tender or the 6026W Square tender. The picture provided is of the 6026W. Although the "W" indicates whistle, I cannot speak to the use of metal or plastic trucks.
And for the record, they came with neither a "shoot" nor a chute.
But some came with a scoop.
@Arthur P. Bloom posted:And for the record, they came with neither a shoot nor a chute.
But some came with a scoop.
Haha. Thank you. On the prototype, what was the scoop used for? I’ve always wondered.
Some railroads used track pans to fill tenders with water without stopping. The fireman could drop the scoop into the trough full of water while at speed and the water would be scooped into the tender cistern.
@SantaFe158 posted:Some railroads used track pans to fill tenders with water without stopping. The fireman could drop the scoop into the trough full of water while at speed and the water would be scooped into the tender cistern.
Jake,
I took a look at the website you posted. That's quite an extensive study on Industrial History. Well done
@Arthur P. Bloom posted:And for the record, they came with neither a shoot nor a chute.
But some came with a scoop.
Well, that's not all!
A few years ago there was an auction on Ebay that featured one of these shoot/chute/scoop tenders. Believe it or not the seller called this feature a "Cow Catcher!!!!!
Although this is the original Forum posting...
...Ebay no longer provides the original auction listing for reference.
What a hoot, though!
Would you say that seller probably had limited (?) experience with trains...but an incredible imagination!???
Cow catcher, indeed.
