Steam & Excursion > Need info on a Santa Fe 0-6-0

I'm painting and lettering an ATSF 0-6-0 and will probably number it 9005. I can't find anything that tells me the tender capacity of water and oil.
How should that read on the back of the tender?

A.T.& S.F. 9005, former 2005, is on display in Clovis, NM. Does your model have the rectangular or slope back tank?

It's the rectangular tender. I have a whole sheet of the capacity decals. BTW, what did GOS mean on their cap'y lettering?

Gallons of oil in sump.

Frisco1522 Wrote:

> I'm painting and lettering an ATSF 0-6-0 and will
> probably number it 9005.

You probably know this, but as info, the locomotive only carried that number from 1944 until 1953.

> I can't find anything that tells me the tender capacity of water and oil.

The January/February 1986 issue of "The Santa Fe Modeler" has a short article, plans, and photos of 9005's tender as it appeared on display in Clovis. The article describes it as the only preserved example of "a Santa Fe 6,000 gallon tender with double oil bunkers."

> How should that read on the back of the tender?

According to the article, like this:

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Frisco1522 Wrote:

> BTW, what did GOS mean on their cap'y lettering?

According to Kistler's Santa Fe Railway Steam Locomotive Painting, Lettering, & Detail Guide for Model Railroaders, (number) G.O. was total oil capacity in Gallons of Oil, and the S-(number) was a serial number for the oil tank. Since 9005's tender had two oil bunkers, it had two serial numbers.

I took a WAG and lettered it 1846 GOS and 5000 water. Close but no cigar. Now I wonder if I should try to remove the decal or just say the heck with it.
Thank you.