Thanks Charlie, I have had the funnel top off of a Pulmore type before. And I know the power is in the handrails, and that the stack was "an assembly", etc. I've torn one down about 98% & even cut the pilot and added a working front coupler to one. But how the stack actually attaches to the rest of the loco has stumped me the few times I've had them apart. I have never got a shell off 100%. The stack stopped me. Nobody answered when I asked, and the one has weak smoke, not dead yet; so I wait, and ask again every once in a while. I know that one there is a bit different being DC*, but figure the stack mounting hasn't changed, even on non smokers. And with that nice paint job, I figured you had gotten the stack off, to get the boiler off, for spray paint.
* another question as I'm playing with gear sets lately; The square area that makes up the motor mount, is that part of the frame, or a separate piece? And if separate, is it welded/riveted/or screwed onto the frame?
Hey , isn't one of those supposed to be traveling backwards too 
