Ralph Berg said:LMAO....I sat and stared at the trucks for at least 5mins. scratching my head!!!! I TOTALLY MISSED THAT RALPH......daaahh! Thanks for the link Bob :)
I do believe that's why they're referred to as "geared locomotives" ;) Ralph
Bob McCown said:Bob and Steve,
"Hungry Boards" are (usually wooden) extensions to the coal bunker, to allow more coal to be hauled, for those "hungry" locomotives.
I had no other words that I could use to describe the panels on each side of the boiler. The pictures I’ve seen of the wood fired Dunkirk/Gilberts showed logs piled in those areas. I’ve also seen them on Class A Shays. Please enlighten me with another term and I will faithfully us it. 