Rural Retreat Depot is open today

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I got to looking for other differences and noticed the hinged cover under
the walkway is different too.
On 611 the door is 1/2 the height of the skirt, where 610's is closer to
1/3 the height.
What does this provide access to - lubrication mechanism?

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Mike Rector

On Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at 6:30 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> Very good spot James.
>
> I was also looking for some detail on the Rural Retreat loco that was
> different between 610 and 611. It does appear that the sand dome grab
> iron is mounted lower on 610's skyline casing while 611's is higher.
> Nice to finally confirm which J is shown in this iconic Link photo.
> Thanks much.
>
> John Garner
>
> 610   https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=159291
>
> 611   https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=164452
>
> ______________________
>
>
> The locomotive in Link’s Rural Retreat photo is 610. Verified by the
> position of the sand dome grab iron on the skyline casing and super
> magnification of the number.
>
>
> James Flummer
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