Smaller Loco Suggestions

[Johnson Bar Jeff]

"Proper locomotives are painted black and burn West Virginia coal!"

Or Pennsylvania anthracite. ... 

[pdlethbridge]

with a wooten fire box

[ryeguyisme]

with a wooten fire box

Reading steam possibly, but I'd hope for a mikado or another connie

[J3a-614]

Recently came across more photos of Pickering No. 12, which was originally built for the Sierra Railway, and ran for Standard Lumber before going to Pickering, all the time running on roads that interchanged with the Sierra.  Who would believe that paint scheme if not for these photos?

http://www.samlindsey.com/images/SteamExpo/SE86_28.jpg

http://www.samlindsey.com/images/SteamExpo/SE86_29.jpg

http://www.samlindsey.com/images/SteamExpo/SE86_64.jpg

I don't expect to see this one--and yet, it looks to be standard gauge!

http://www.samlindsey.com/images/SteamExpo/SE_28.jpg

http://www.samlindsey.com/images/SteamExpo/SE86_27.jpg

Where these are from:

http://www.samlindsey.com/TrainExcurs/Steam_Expo_4.asp

Enjoy.

[J3a-614]

Another variation on the 2-8-2T--in this case, on the New York Central, on its former Kanawha & Michigan subsidiary in West Virginia, photo courtesy of the West Virgina University archives:

http://images.lib.wvu.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?rgn1=ic_all;op2=And;rgn2=ic_all;g=wvcart;med=1;q1=wvcp;q2=railroads;size=20;c=wvcp;back=back1268882959;subview=detail;resnum=415;view=entry;lastview=thumbnail;cc=wvcp;entryid=x-025614;viewid=025614.JPG

For further browsing:

http://images.lib.wvu.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?rgn1=ic_all;op2=And;rgn2=ic_all;type=boolean;c=wvcp;g=wvcart;med=1;view=thumbnail;q1=wvcp;q2=railroads;back=back1268882959;size=20;start=1

Enjoy.

[on30gn15]

how about a 4-6-4t or 2-6-4t like this, a commuter loco

I would go for one.
Maybe I have a bad attitude; I see the great majority of model railroaders seeing it as a "fictional toy" or "European" because of ignorance of the great variety of prototypes on roads which were not the top 5 roadname model sales.

[Daylight4449]

i think we need a camelback, maybe a cnj one... please...

[ryeguyisme]

We're getting a lot of Commuter engine votes

[jettrainfan]

i think we need a camelback, maybe a cnj one... please...

0-6-0= TOO SMALL! need a 4-4-0! 

[Johnson Bar Jeff]

0-6-0= TOO SMALL! need a 4-4-0! 

Yeah. I know there's too much Pennsy out there already, but I'm still waiting for a D16sb eight-wheeler.

[Daylight4449]

they had more than 0-6-0's , they had 4-6-0 and i think some others... though cant name them  but am pretty sure we also had 2-6-0

[on30gn15]

i think we need a camelback, maybe a cnj one... please...

0-6-0= TOO SMALL! need a 4-4-0! 

Ooooooo, now that sounds good. how about a pair of camelbacks, that 4-4-0 and a 2-8-0.

[J3a-614]

I'm a C&O man myself, and I know some people think there is too much PRR on the market, but since Bowser called it quits with steam kits, there have been some significant holes in available Pennsy locomotives, among them the A5s 0-4-0, B6sb 0-6-0, H10s 2-8-0 (and close relative H8 and H9), L1s 2-8-2, E6s 4-4-2, I1s 2-10-0 (someone is supposed to fill this one), and G5 4-6-0s.

Which brings to mind--Life Like once had a plastic G5, back around 1969 or so, which even had the correct tender (something Bowser didn't have); I believe it was made in Austria under contract (Roco?).  Did anyone here have one in the day, can anyone say anything about it?  And I wonder what became of the tooling. . .

. . .and MDC had a correct low tender for the E6s, which was also used on early K4s, L1s, and assorted 2-8-0s. . .wonder what became of those dies?

Now, if only I could find that link to some excursion footage of CNJ 4-6-0 774 on the New York & Long Branch, which showed the pilot on the rear of the tender for bidirectional service. . .can you imagine such an engine, or a Pennsy G5 similarly equipped at Pittsburgh, running at high speed, tender first?

[pdlethbridge]

The NYC had pilots on their tenders for their commuter runs as well, they were on some of their Pacifics.

[RAM]

Just a point of interest.  When I was a kid the only CNJ 4-6-0s I got to see were on excursion trains on the high bridge line.  This would have been in the early 1940s, my guess would be 1942 or 43.  In the late 40s RMC ran a story about one of those fan trips.