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Concerning the air vents located in the sheet metal between the pilot and nose-cone; the ones on 608 were applied upside down. The flat end is on the top, and the round end is on the bottom. Jim Flummer

Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 18:55:03 -0400To: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.orgSubject: Re: J Class ChangesFrom: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.orgSome of the other changes I can think of besides the previously mentioned streamlining of the J1's 605-610 is the changing of the spoked pilot trucks on the first eleven J's 600-610 to a cast solid pilot trucks like those as built new on 611 through 613. In addition, the bell's were originally swinging bells located on top of the boiler midway back on the locomotive, later on they were moved to the left side of the locomotive behind the running board near the pilot of the Js. Also, the footsteps on the J's pilots were initially protruding from the pilot, but later were changed to a recessed position. Furthermore, the J1's received new roller bearing rods when they were streamlined replacing the huge rods they were equipped with as built. The last visible change I can think of were the oval shaped air vents stappled in the sheet metal between the J's pilot and nose-cone. Steven AshleySpartanburg, SC
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