3003 was a standard Baldwin-Westinghouse class C steeple cab. Note the diagonal rods at each corner.

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

Caption data from Randall Hicks; photo courtesy the Bill Volkmer collection

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