On 12/20/2004, Dave Beidle wrote (in response to Dennis Lippert):

Hmmmm....

I thought the 2-8-2 preceeded the "A"? My CB&Q O-4 2-8-2s have the "slow
turn-on" headlight too. I could be wrong about the sequence of
manufacture.....

Yes, you are wrong...

Cheers,
Kert Peterson
Fircrest, WA

Bon Vivant, Raconteur and Occasional Microferroequinologist