A Class Bar Pilot

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They’re called boiler tube pilots. They were replaced with cast steel pilots after the war.

Sincerely,
Joseph Congemi


> On Jul 7, 2023, at 10:27, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> How long did the As have their original steel bar pilots (is that the proper term?) before the N&W changed them to the more modern pilots that they retained until their end of service? I've seen a photo of an A pulling a troop train during WWII and it still had the bar pilot.
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> Eli Santin
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