Tinplate Art posted:The CN 6060 was a 4-8-2 Mountain class with a full Vanderbilt tender, but with her wide running board striping and conical nose, this Canadian cousin to our own 576 was also a most handsome engine! Also, since their mechanical department did not see fit to change the conical nose, perhaps they had,some type of internal hinge assembly to make it easier to open for service without having to use a crane?
Maybe they didn't have to open it very often if it was oil fired.
Finally, as a Nashville tour guide for Canadian visitors in the late seventies, I once met and spoke with an ex-CN engineer who actually ran this loco, and he had high praise for both its speed and smooth handling!
