07-25-2010, 06:23 AM
[quote="Steamtrains"]Whatever happened to the brass bell..?? [/quote
Well, I may well be wrong, but as I looked at photos in both C&O Power and some shots I bought of #1254, it seemed the bell was painted, at least the tones in the black and white pics looked the same as the smokebox front. Revisiting the photos, I do find some where it looks like brass. I had assumed that perhaps only passenger power had brass bells and freight power had painted ones. Does anyone know for sure?
Well, I may well be wrong, but as I looked at photos in both C&O Power and some shots I bought of #1254, it seemed the bell was painted, at least the tones in the black and white pics looked the same as the smokebox front. Revisiting the photos, I do find some where it looks like brass. I had assumed that perhaps only passenger power had brass bells and freight power had painted ones. Does anyone know for sure?