The Miller hood will make either an S-2 or (with replacement AAR sideframes) an S-4; the S-1 (and S-3) not only have a narrower set of hood louvres but since they were 660HP units, the exhaust is a conical stack centered rather than the offset tapered square stack on the turbocharged 1000HP S-2/4. Very early Alco switchers also had a low stack like the early EMC switchers which most owners replaced or extended with a straight pipe. I think the earliest S-1's also had a circular fan housing on top of the hood rather than the more common rectangular one.
Jace Kahn General Manager Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:36:08 -0700 > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Miller S1.... > > Hi Bob; > > S-1 and S-2 had Blunt trucks, later models had AAR switcher trucks. The S-1 > had somewhat more narrow radiator shutters on the hood sides (I'm sure there > are other spotting features). > > All would have had riveted cab sides. The plain sides on the Miller model are > a missing deta, not a spotting feature. > > I saw an ad from G&W for a replacement Miller drive in a old Herald, maybe I > should scan and post it to the group. > > Pieter Roos > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 22, 2010, at 12:23 PM, Bob Werre <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ed, First off the Miller switcher with it's original trucks was really > a S-4. The S-1 had a riveted cab I believe. > > I had the entire kit, but sold it some time ago. Our local expert, Jack > Troxell built one many years ago. He made it into a fine running engine > though he did complain that the gears seemed a little on the small > side. He used the original Miller sideframes and fitted the Beverage > drive to it. > > So it can be made into a fine running engine. > > Bob Werre > BobWphoto.com > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
