Seeking photos of NP 0-6-0 #1068 in Dilworth, MN

[mmagliaro]

I just realized that there is a preserved NP class L-9 in Dilworth, MN, #1068.
This would be very helpful to me on my SP&S 0-6-0 project.  I especially could use close-up photos
of the tender and tender trucks.

Anybody have any photos of that engine?
I found a few on-line, but nothing I can use.  It's under cover, which might make it hard to get good shots now.

Thank you.

[jmarley76]

Here's a link to the images on rrpictureachives.net:

http://rrpicturearchives.net/Locopicture.aspx?id=82161

[jmarley76]

Two more L-9's for you:

NP 1041... http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4300251

and NP 1070... http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=555535

[mmagliaro]

Jeff, Thank you.

Not to seem unappreciative, but what I really need here are super close photos of the tender trucks. 
I need straight-on photos if possible.  And they have to be really close.

(Could I make my request any more unreasonable?  )

I am trying to scale dimensions off the photo of the sideframe members on those tender trucks.   Unless somebody
miraculously has detail drawings of the tender trucks.  I sure don't and do not know where I would get something like that.

[wazzou]

The 1070 is active in Washington, near Bellingham.

[jmarley76]

Could I make my request any more unreasonable? 

Nah, I get what your saying! 

How's this:

[jmarley76]

Found this HO brass model. You can zoom in on the photo, so hopefully it is accurate...

http://www.brasstrains.com/Classic/Product/Detail/057353/HO-Brass-Model-Train-PFM-Pacific-Fast-Mail-Fujiyama-NP-Northern-Pacific-0-6-0-L-9

[mmagliaro]

Well....

I need to be even more troublesome.   I am actually making the SP&S version of this 0-6-0.
And yes, they were the same as the NP L-9, but they all had the smaller slope-back tender.
The trucks are archbar, like the ones you are showing, but they are a little different.
The support members angle downward a little from the journals to below the leaf spring assembly in
the middle, as opposed to these other L-9's where the support bar goes straight across the bottom,
or angles slightly upward.

The one in Dilworth has what I believe are the older style trucks that I'm looking for.
The #1112 and the brass one in your other photos does not.  Those have the bottom member arching upward
toward the center.  (I'm mighty picky... I apologize.)

[jmarley76]

How about this then:



And the have that in brass too: http://www.brasstrains.com/classic/Product/Detail/049562/HO-Brass-Model-Train-W-R-SP-S-A-1-0-6-0-4-Factory-Painted

[mmagliaro]

Thanks, Jeff.  I really do appreciate your help.  Sorry I'm such a pain in the #&()@.

I already have that one and at least a dozen other of the SP&S engines, and all the shots of the brass
ones on brasstrains.com.  But none of them  have a close-enough straight-on shot of those tender trucks to really scale off them.

Not to worry.
If I have to,  I will just eyeball it based on the 33" wheel diameter and the 5'2" wheelbase.
I was just hoping that somebody had a cache of photos, or maybe took some when they visited the remaining
L9's, and I might get lucky and have a really good straight-on shot of the tender.