lonewoof wrote: Why would anyone want to streamline a 0-4-0? /Lone
Why would anyone want to streamline a 0-4-0?
/Lone
0-4-0's often were used as shop switchers to move cold engines when they were being rebuilt or repaired. I can't recall just where but I recently ran across a picture of a Southern Pacific 0-4-0 saddle tanker that was semi-streamlined and was the "shop goat" at, IIRC, their Sacramento shops. I can't come up with any other specific examples but vaguely remember hearing of a few other roads having one or more similarly streamlined shop switchers. I'm sure the "streamlining" was done by the local shop forces and reflected their pride in these dinky engines.
Mark
Remember: In South Carolina, North is southeast of Due West... HIOAg /Bill
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On vacation recently, I stumbled upon a beautiful Streamlined narrow gauge Vulcan 0-4-0 locomotive stuffed and mounted on a pedestal in front of the old Reading RR station in Oaks PA. It has a orange bullet nose, stainless steel boiler jacket and generally a "Lionel" 1930's look to it. Can anyone enlighten me at to it's origin and history? Thanks. bmrr444
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