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Your subject is a bit unclear. After reading yr question, what you are asking is if you can add a pilot TRUCK to a locomotive. The word "pilot" means the front "bumper" as termed in prototype (pilot beam in model parlance) and its attachments--either a "cowcatcher" in some form or else footboards only. Are you asking about prototype or model? In either case, the answer would be yes, but a lot more complicated and expensive in prototype due to equalization/springing/weight transfer problems. In a model loco (G gauge or smaller) you would likely have to extend the front mainframe to provide room for a lead truck. (A 2-whl lead truck is also called a "pony" truck, whereas a 4-whl lead truck is generally called an "engine" truck.) Once the frame is extended to allow sufficient room, mounting a leading truck is fairly simple. A prototype which might shed some light on the subject for you is a 2-6-0 used by the B&O Chicago Terminal. These engines look very much like 0-6-0 switchers except for their pony trucks. Photos can be seen at www.northeast.railfan.net
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