09-27-2012, 01:57 PM
The loco is numbered 1737, which was the very first PRR K4. The tender is wrong for an as built model, I will likely change it out to the style shown in this photo
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This style of tender was commonly used behind K4s early in their lives, but is more commonly known paired with E6 Atlantic locomotives.
I also purchased an additional K4 from ebay, so I plan on building a pair of similar, but not identical, K4 commuter locos. The one I bought from ebay also has an incorrect tender. It will likely get the tender from 1737, as it is correct for a K4, just not for the 1737 as built.
If anyone has suggestions on any of the locos in the first post for repowering, please post them here.
Thanks!!
Dave
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This style of tender was commonly used behind K4s early in their lives, but is more commonly known paired with E6 Atlantic locomotives.
I also purchased an additional K4 from ebay, so I plan on building a pair of similar, but not identical, K4 commuter locos. The one I bought from ebay also has an incorrect tender. It will likely get the tender from 1737, as it is correct for a K4, just not for the 1737 as built.
If anyone has suggestions on any of the locos in the first post for repowering, please post them here.
Thanks!!
Dave
-Dave