10-21-2010, 12:54 PM
Those "flying" pumps and the Vanderbilt tender really identify that as a C&O loco, Les - nice work! 
Kevin is right, though, about the air pump on the side of the loco - it should be a cold water pump for the Elesco feedwater heater. They do look somewhat similar to a cross compound air pump.
Here's a photo that shows the pump and some of its associated piping. At the extreme left of the photo is a cross compound air pump:
![[Image: CopyofBeegBoy40.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/CNR%20BEEG%20BOY/CopyofBeegBoy40.jpg)
This is the front end of the same loco, showing the balance of the feedwater heater piping. While the routing of the piping varied from one railroad to the next, with some of it sometimes hidden, the connections are generally universal.
![[Image: CopyofBeegBoy62.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/CNR%20BEEG%20BOY/CopyofBeegBoy62.jpg)
Adding all of the piping can be a chore, and your loco still looks good without it, Les. You've captured the C&O "look" very nicely and she should run and pull better than the original version, too.
Wayne
Kevin is right, though, about the air pump on the side of the loco - it should be a cold water pump for the Elesco feedwater heater. They do look somewhat similar to a cross compound air pump.
Here's a photo that shows the pump and some of its associated piping. At the extreme left of the photo is a cross compound air pump:
This is the front end of the same loco, showing the balance of the feedwater heater piping. While the routing of the piping varied from one railroad to the next, with some of it sometimes hidden, the connections are generally universal.
Adding all of the piping can be a chore, and your loco still looks good without it, Les. You've captured the C&O "look" very nicely and she should run and pull better than the original version, too.
Wayne