3003 and 3004 were standard Baldwin-Westinghouse class C steeple cabs. Note the diagonal rods at each corner.

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3003 and 3004 were standard Baldwin-Westinghouse class C steeple cabs. Note the diagonal rods at each corner. B-W locos had notoriously weak frames, and the CA&E installed truss rods to help hold them together.

Caption data from Randall Hicks; photo courtesy the Bob Leffingwell collection

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