Yeah, it does have very clean lines for a US steam engine. Where are all the bits you usually hang on a locomotive?
Darren, those are great photos of the D&H P-Class. However, I agree with Alan's question...where is all the "garbage" that usually hangs on US locomotives? Stuff like the dual air compressor, injector, feedwater heater, piping, and other assorted paraphanalia?
The P-1 "Pacific" Class engines (#651, 652, & 653) were a homemade product of the D&H shops that were by design exceedingly sleek/European with a blue-gray boiler "jacket" that set them apart from the traditional engines. #651 Built 1930 #652 Built 1929 #653 Built 1931
I acknowledge that there are some disrespectful Colonials who show no respect.... However I firmly believe that the P-1s were works of art.
An obvious imposter--no Wooten firebox, appliances showing. Looks like they tried to emulate the D&H Pacific's dome, though.
Yes, that's true, the original is long since gone. During the D&H Sesquicentennial a handful of engines were "made-up" to resemble the D&H during it's prime Steam Era. Since I never got to see the original other than in B&W photos it's neat to see these in color. Here is another view of the "imposter" in Montreal on April 28, 1973.
I would say the "imposter" was CP? Actually, to me the imposter looks way better than the original *ducks under the hail of lead*
D&H locomotive #652 Photographer: Otto C. Perry (1894-1970) at Montréal, Québec, Canada, August 13, 1937. Otto C. Perry memorial collection of railroad photographs Western History Department, Denver Public Library.
