Y3 Trivia

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The bell and cradle had been totally removed from 2057, but it might have been for saving at the storehouse. It does not look like the treasure hunters were there, as the builders plate, whistle and headlight are still intact, although the headlight number board has been painted over. 

I believe that many of the bells were removed by the railroad during the mass scrapping, I know years ago, in the cage on the fourth floor of the storehouse there were a huge number of diesel bells, like 500 plus, and still about 17 steam bells remaining. They were often presented to churches, fire stations, schools, etc. on request. So, over the years, the steam bell supply dwindled. 

Stuff like headlights were only occasionally saved, whistles a bit more often. The headlights were heavy, awkward monsters and generally required two or three people to easily handle them, and the reflectors were pretty fragile in handling. 

The interesting thing is the markings chalked on the jacket at the rear side elevated view “L bottom front” and “L bottom back”. 

https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=79828

Any one with any idea what that might have been for? This is very late in the time, March 25, 1959 to be making new jacket pieces for a Y3.

Best
Ken Miller


> On Dec 23, 2022, at 2:54 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
> 
> Here are some images of 2057's boiler in Roanoke at 2057 by Bruce Meyer.  The date is Mar 27, 1959
> For these photos, the cab number is painted out and the main rod is removed.  I thought perhaps there would be a bell back near the cab, but it doesn't look like it. 
> Perhaps by date in the original photo from this email chain, treasure hunters got ahold of it, or it had been put aside to be scrapped but got pulled one last time for use before being decommissioned as below?
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> Mike Rector
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> On Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 1:53 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
> Here are two more:
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> 2049 without front mount bell:
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> https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=191598
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> 2045
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> https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=79835
> 
> Ken Miller
> 
> > On Dec 23, 2022, at 12:59 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
> > 
> > According to the roster in the Prince book, page 151, Y-3 were number series 2000 - 2049; Class Y-3a were number series 2050 - 2079.
> > 
> > Jim Brewer
> > 
> > On Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 12:19 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
> > Jim,
> > 
> > Thx for the reply. I'm pretty certain the front number plate reads 2057 
> > which means this is a Y3. Pls correct me if you see something else 
> > indicating otherwise. I have a vague memory of seeing a another photo 
> > somewhere of a Y3 w/o a front mounted bell. It caught my eye because it 
> > was so unusual.
> > 
> > John Garner
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 2087 is not a Y3. It is a Y4. As far as I know ALL Y3's had bells 
> > mounted on the front. Y4's did not.
> > 
> > Jim Nichols
> > 
> > On Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 08:28:07 PM CST, NW Mailing List 
> > <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > Anybody care to share how many Y3's didn't have smokebox mounted bells.
> > Not many I assume. Here's one.
> > 
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