Old Picture

[RR_Mel]

I received this picture awhile back from a model railroad friend labeled “First Cab Forward?”

 

 

 

Mel

 

Modeling the early to mid 1950s SP in HO scale since 1951

 

My Model Railroad   

http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/

 

Bakersfield, California

 

I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.

 

[7j43k]

Nice try pal.  Here's the REAL first cab forward:

 

 

North Pacific Coast #21, built 1901.

 

Available in model form by Wiseman Model Services:

 

 

 

Ed

[gmpullman]

Here's a sharper view:

Bignells_367 by Edmund, on Flickr

Inspection locomotives were all the rage in the 1900's. Seems like every railroad executive had to have one. Some were very fancy.

Regards, Ed

[RR_Mel]

gmpullman

 

Inspection locomotives were all the rage in the 1900's. Seems like every railroad executive had to have one. Some were very fancy.

Regards, Ed

 

That’s what I was looking for, thanks Ed.  No offense 7j43k, I was looking for a better picture and or more information.  I’m assuming its Palmer Massachusetts.

 

Mel

 

Modeling the early to mid 1950s SP in HO scale since 1951

 

My Model Railroad   

http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/

 

Bakersfield, California

 

I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.

 

 

[gmpullman]

RR_Mel

I’m assuming its Palmer Massachusetts.

More likely, Palmer, Nebraska?

Enjoy, Ed

[angelob6660]

gmpullman

More likely, Palmer, Nebraska?

The locomotive in the picture shows the CB&Q lettering on the cab. So it would been located there.

[jim57]

Ed:

That North Pacific Coast locomotive appears to have an interesting feature:  the boiler is raised at the cab end.  To me, that suggests that it was used on a persistently steep incline, with the cab end downhill regardless of the direction of travel (otherwise the boiler water level would be below the firebox.)  I would appreciate input from those with more knowledge.

Jim