A Class Bar Pilot

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Fri Jul 7 11:28:49 EDT 2023


Eli

I am fairly certain that boiler tube pilots are depicted the film
“Modern Coal Burning Steam Locomotives”

The newly restored and improved versions, based on films from N&WHS are available to rent at

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/filmsofthenandw/779955143

Since the footage for the film was shot in 1944, it is prior to the post war improvements.

Best
Ken Miller

> On Jul 7, 2023, at 11:11 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> 
> Jim, Joseph,
> 
> Thanks for the info.
> I'm curious, are there any known films of As that were shot during WWII? I'm interested in seeing them in action with the boiler tube pilots.
> 
> Eli Santin
> 
> On Fri, Jul 7, 2023 at 10:02 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
> 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.
> > 
> > Eli Santin
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