by Allen Hazen
The January 2006 (I think-- it was sold out when I went back to the newsdealer to buy a copy) "Railroad Model Craftsman" has an article on the New Haven's Dl-109: ostensibly about how to kitbash commercial models to represent the New Haven's modifications, but it looks as if there is some prototype information as well, and several good photos.
One photo was of the 0737, taken from about two points off the port bow (so to speak). It LOOKED as if the front truck had two dissimilar drop equalizers! One was clearly of the early (??drop forged??) type, with flanges at the top and bottom. It looked as if the other was of the later (??flame-cut??) type with plain edges (similar to the equalizers on PA trucks).
...
Somebody, please tell me this was an illusion, that the photo was out of focus, that my eyes are bad... and that maintenance-related mix-or-match didn't really extend to mixing equalizer bars on the same truck!
;-)
One photo was of the 0737, taken from about two points off the port bow (so to speak). It LOOKED as if the front truck had two dissimilar drop equalizers! One was clearly of the early (??drop forged??) type, with flanges at the top and bottom. It looked as if the other was of the later (??flame-cut??) type with plain edges (similar to the equalizers on PA trucks).
...
Somebody, please tell me this was an illusion, that the photo was out of focus, that my eyes are bad... and that maintenance-related mix-or-match didn't really extend to mixing equalizer bars on the same truck!
;-)