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Published: 2019-11-01 22:23:23 +0000 UTC; Views: 844; Favourites: 67; Downloads: 0
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Strasburg #475 pauses at Groffs Grove for the crewman to do a journal check on her first run down the line after rebuild to her former N&W glory, September 26 2019. Paradise, Lancaster County Pennsylvania.Related content
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I wonder how they allowed 475 to run without a cowcatcher?
Isn't there some rule stipulating that all of Strasburg's locomotives need to have one?
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I don't know of any hard and fast rule about that. When SRC rebuilt #475 this past year for the #611 reunion, they restored her to look exactly the way N&W ran her in the 40's and 50's....with a step pilot. I understand that the 'cowcatcher' style pilot was added after she was retired by N&W. Strasburg #31 (ex CN 7312) also always had a step pilot which was more common with switchers and branch line locomotives. I think the 'cowcatcher' style was probably a left over from the 1800's and very early 1900's when cows roamed 'free range' particularly in the west. IMO, I think they look better with a step pilot...
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Okay.
It's just that I recall hearing something about the cowcatchers in a video talking about the history of Thomas in Strasburg (which at one point mentioned why he has a cowcatcher).
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Not gonna lie, this picture would a great poster. Wonderful shot!
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Thanks!... The most notable thing was the smell of the fresh paint on the hot boiler...you could smell this thing coming before you saw it!...
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Strasburg certainly did a fine job on #475. I wonder how long they going to keep her in this paint scheme.
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I hope for a while....I'll be keeping an eye on it!
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