Seaboard steam locos

@CALNNC posted:

Did the Seaboard ever write  Seaboard or Seaboard Air Line on the sides of their tenders,

Not to my knowledge.

or just the number?

Yes.

Were they just happy with S.A.L. RY. on the cab?

Apparently so.

At some point they replaced the name on the cab with the "Through The Heart Of The South" emblem, Railway then Railroad:

I built this from a photo I found in a 1950s era Trains Magazine.  Perhaps I did not follow the photo with the lettering - cannot find the prototype photo at the moment.  Trains had run a series on various classic steam, and this one captivated me.  Not sure SAL ever used Russia Iron or ever did grey boiler jackets, but it is my model and I get to paint it the way I want.

The boiler taper was difficult for some reason - took three attempts to get the conical section in the correct spot per the photograph.  I suppose it could use some dummy driver springs (someday).

Yes. See attached images.

I did find an image of #209, which is likely in the same builder series as #205.