NYC loco's with rear pilot and clearvision tender.

Hey,
A while ago on a long lost forum someone posted a picture of a NYC locomotive running backwards witha small pilot on the tender and a clear vision coal bunker. Does anyone know the class of locomotive or have a picture similar of the rear of the tender? Thanks, Alex.

You may be referring to the Boston & Albany tank engines used in suburban service.
2-6-6T : Class D-2a & b : Nos. 300-317
http://www.railarchive.net/nyccollection/ba306.htm
4-6-6T : Class D-1a : Nos. 400-404, Renumbered NYC 1295-1299
http://gelwood.railfan.net/nyc/ba-s403ags.jpg

Possibly, too, the K-11 Pacifics that switched LaSalle St. Station in Chicago were so equipped, since they had to operate backwards in their movements from the coach yard. I've never seen a rear-view photo so I can't say for sure, but in any event, they did have clear-vision tenders.

Numerous K-11s photos from Chicago and Elkhart, IN had the clear-vision tenders, but none show a rear view of the tender. Some had passenger pilots and some footboard pilots.

Some other locomotives that did have tender pilots are a couple of Canada Southern ten-wheelers.
Class F-82 : NYC 1290 (shown with an aux. water tender)
http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/imag ... 290-27.jpg
The aux. tender also had a pilot
http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/imag ... 1290-3.jpg
Class F-82 : NYC 1291 also had a tender pilot
http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/imag ... 291-19.jpg
http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/imag ... 291-13.jpg
The 1290-1291 photos are from Terry Link's Canada Southern website
http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/home.htm

I like that photo with the locomotive having two tenders. After all, one tender was much more common.

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