What am I?

[andrechapelon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by 4884bigboy

It must be a Pacific, that's for sure. Is it a MoPAC Pacific?

Nope

Andre

[Anonymous]

It must be a Pacific, that's for sure. Is it a MoPAC Pacific?

[andrechapelon]

OK, sports...er I mean railfans. Here's another.

I and 25 of my sisters were built by Baldwin in 1903 as 4-6-2's, being among the earliest Pacifics built for an American railroad. Interestingly (and oddly) enough, 4 of my sisters were rebuilt to 2-6-2's between 1929 and 1932. What am I?

Andre

[AggroJones]

QUOTE: Originally posted by andrechapelon

QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones

I'm similar to other giant locomotives on my road except for 1 major point.
Although I'm a freight hauler, I have one feature common to passenger steamers on my road.
We were originally built to burn coal, but later converted to oil.
Lima built a dozen of us in the '30s.

Southern Pacific AC-9 2-8-8-4. Built in 1939 by Lima as coal burners. Later converted to oil (around 1949 or 50 IIRC). Transferred from New Mexico to California in the mid 50's. Served their last days on the Modoc Line. The pilots on these engines were identical to those used on SP classes GS-2 thru GS-6. They also incorporated factory installed skyline casings like the above named classes.

http://espee.railfan.net/nonindex/steam-02/3802_sp-steam-ac09-gene_deimling.jpg

Not only that, but AggroJones included these engines in a poll in this very forum asking what articulated steam engines we'd like to see in plastic. http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=17505

Yes.

QUOTE:
Scary, ain't I?

And yes.

[andrechapelon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones

I'm similar to other giant locomotives on my road except for 1 major point.
Although I'm a freight hauler, I have one feature common to passenger steamers on my road.
We were originally built to burn coal, but later converted to oil.
Lima built a dozen of us in the '30s.

Southern Pacific AC-9 2-8-8-4. Built in 1939 by Lima as coal burners. Later converted to oil (around 1949 or 50 IIRC). Transferred from New Mexico to California in the mid 50's. Served their last days on the Modoc Line. The pilots on these engines were identical to those used on SP classes GS-2 thru GS-6. They also incorporated factory installed skyline casings like the above named classes.

http://espee.railfan.net/nonindex/steam-02/3802_sp-steam-ac09-gene_deimling.jpg

Not only that, but AggroJones included these engines in a poll in this very forum asking what articulated steam engines we'd like to see in plastic. http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=17505

Scary, ain't I?

Andre

[AggroJones]

I'm similar to other giant locomotives on my road except for 1 major point.
Although I'm a freight hauler, I have one feature common to passenger steamers on my road.
We were originally built to burn coal, but later converted to oil.
Lima built a dozen of us in the '30s.

[joseph2]

I am out of questions,so anyone is welcome to post the next question.Rebelfdl,one of those C&NW 4-6-0's is at North Freedom,Wisconsin.I think its called the Mid Continent Museum. Joe G.

[andrechapelon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by joseph2

I will guess Central Pacific's 4-10-0 nicknamed "El Gobernador". It was built in the Sacramento shop.If this is the right answer,I can thank www.steamlocomotive.com Joe G.

You got it. It was said of "El Gobernador" that all the fires of hell couldn't make it steam.

Your turn

Andre

[joseph2]

I will guess Central Pacific's 4-10-0 nicknamed "El Gobernador". It was built in the Sacramento shop.If this is the right answer,I can thank www.steamlocomotive.com Joe G.

[andrechapelon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones

Can we please get a direction? East or West?

East of Hawaii and west of Cheyenne, WY. In a famous valley.

Does that help?

Andre

[AggroJones]

Can we please get a direction? East or West?

[andrechapelon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones

Right. Your up.

Me?

OK.

I was built in 1882 in my railroad's own shops. At the time I was built, I was the largest locomotive in the world. I was the only one of my kind ever built anywhere and I was an abject failure.

What am I?

Andre

[AggroJones]

Right. Your up.

[andrechapelon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones

While other roads bought 2-10-2s and 2-8-2s, my road built these super versions of a turn-of-the-century wheel arrangement.
Our chunky bodies moved freight up til the mid '50s.
As anthracite coal burners, we generated high power at low speed.
We ran in a eastern mountainous region.
I am one of the giants of my wheel arrangment.

What am I?

Actually, this could be either one of 2 locomotives, the Reading I-10sa or the D&H E-6a, both consolidations and both anthracite burners.

However, since the Reading also had 2-10-2's, my guess is that you're looking for D&H consolidations like this one http://www.trainweb.org/dhvm/images/dhrr_steam/E-6a/Darren-E-Hadley/1205-01.jpg

Andre

[andrechapelon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones

QUOTE: Originally posted by cjm89

ESPEE Cab-Forwards?

Close. Which one?

Well, I'm not going through this entire thread to see if anyone got it, but for an SP fan, this is a slam dunk. It's an SP MM-3 2-6-6-2 cab forward. As a result of the derailment, SP designed a 4 wheel truck to go under the firebox which cured the problem. The engines became 4-6-6-2's.

Andre

[AggroJones]

While other roads bought 2-10-2s and 2-8-2s, my road built these super versions of a turn-of-the-century wheel arrangement.
Our chunky bodies moved freight up til the mid '50s.
As anthracite coal burners, we generated high power at low speed.
We ran in a eastern mountainous region.
I am one of the giants of my wheel arrangment.

What am I?

[AggroJones]

ICETtrainman, the way this game works is a person gives a decription and clues about a specific steam locomotive, then others guess what it is until someone hits it. Who ever guesses right has to come up one.

The one you guessed on has already been solved. You must take a shot at the latest one located in the post right before yours.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones

I am a very, very strange looking steamer.

I was built in 1911.

I derailed on my first run ever.

I spent my short career in the SouthWest.

I have a horrible looking oil tender.

What am I?

I am not sure but i think it is a 2-6-0

[AggroJones]

While other roads bought 2-10-2s and 2-8-2s, my road built these super versions of a turn-of-the-century wheel arrangement.
Our chunky bodies moved freight up til the mid '50s.
As anthracite coal burners, we generated high power at low speed.
We ran in a eastern mountainous region.

What am I?

[Anonymous]

Correct, joseph.[:D]

C&NW R-1 class 4-6-0--
Now, what are the numbers and locations of the survivors?[8D]

[joseph2]

I am not sure who was next. But I will venture a guess that rebelfdl's locomotive is a Chicago & Northwestern 4-6-0,R class. Joe G.

[AggroJones]

QUOTE: Originally posted by rebelfdl

U.P. #844

Of course.
Union Pacific FEF-3 #844.

[Anonymous]

I'll jump in with one--


Granger road locomotive of which only 3 survive.
Built around 1909-used in freight and passenger service.
One of the survivors is at a RR museum in the Great Lakes region.
Another is in the Rocky mountain region at a museum.

Q--Name the loco, wheel arrangement, railroad, and numbers of the 2 survivors.
Extra credit for number and location of third survivor.[8D]

[Anonymous]

U.P. #844

[Anonymous]

Either UP 4-8-4 #844, or Challenger #3985?

[AggroJones]

Easy one.

I lost my road number to a hood unit diesel, but regained it when it was retired.
I'm from and am still owned by a road who loved BIG steam.
My excursion programs now allow me to travel in regions of the country I never could have back in the day.
I have a pretty rare feature for steam locomotives on my front end.

What am I?

[joseph2]

Yes,thats it.Next.

[AggroJones]

North Pacific Coast Railroad 4-4-0?

[joseph2]

I am thinking of a one of a kind oil burning cab forward.Although owned by a western railroad,its neither a Mallet or a Southern Pacific locomotive.Very ugly. Name the railroad and wheel arangement. Joe G.

[AggroJones]

You said the wheel arrangement was unusual for CP. Only 2 mountains and 2 northerns were built. Weren't there hella CP Texans?