Little River Railroad #110 gets a "tender behind."

[Grabnet]

My rendition of Little River RR locomotive #110 continues. I have just completed the paint and weathering on its tender. So I thought it was time for a few more pictures.

Here are the original photos of the Bachmann Big Hauler I bought on eBay for $41. Note the funky cab roofline.

The model was apparently stored a little too close to a heat source. I later found the heat also affected the trucks to the tender and their frames were quite warped. Fortunately spare parts were available in the scrap box for a rebuild.

Here is my interpretation of the Baldwin Pacific in the yard at Townsend Tennessee about 1926.

I chose this era to reflect 15 years of use on a logging line. Management initially had used this locomotive to haul passengers to the resorts and Wonderland Hotel in Elkmont Tennessee, high in the Smoky Mountains.

In later years the hard working locomotive was also used to bring log trains down to the mill as the line went further and further into the mountains.

As the trees played out the holdings of the Little River Lumber Company were sold to the Federal Government to become the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the 1930’s.

Little River RR #110 subsequently went to the Smoky Mountain RR and then was abandoned for decades before being rescued and restored for the present day Little River RR tourist line in Coldwater Michigan.

Here it is lovingly restored and cleaned in our most modern of times.

Thanks for looking.

Tom

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Doc Tom and the Little River Rail Road in Tennessee

[toenailridgesl]

Nice modification, Tom.I'd like to see a builders log on how you've lengthened the chassis under the cab and how you handled the tender connection.

[Grims]

great job did you straighten that roof and cab or replace it out of a parts box?

[Grabnet]

Hi Phil,

Sorry for the delays in answering your post. For some reason I did see your reply until today.

I, unfortunately,did not do a builders log on this project.

I did use the stock Big Hauler boiler and "cut a slot" near the end to attach the cab. The original slot was covered over with strip styrene to make another "boiler band."

I built up the chassis under the cab using strip wood and styrene from the scrap box.

Tom

[Grabnet]

Hi Grims,

I used another cab from an old junked B.mann Big Hauler that had been given to me by a friend.

I was doing this project "on the cheap" and spent $46 total.

Tom

[Grims]

flawless job i love the seemless extention

[Grabnet]

Hi Grims,

Glad you liked this project. I posted a few more pictures.

Tom

So now the character of the locomotive is that of a well cared for beast of burden that the crews of 1911 and today’s tourist Little River RR would be proud of.