What am I?

[Anonymous]

Why must we include road numbers? We're not that smart!

[M636C]

I think answering is easier than asking!

Having researched and written a book on Chinese locomotives, data on US locomotives is easy, by comparison, to find.

Let's try again!


There were two locomotives. They were built as freight locomotives, but were rebuilt for passenger trains in 1939. They were a success, and two new classes followed based on the rebuilds. The rebuilds were very similar in appearance to much more famous passenger locomotives, which the new classes replaced on the important trains. These all belonged to a big Eastern road.

Road, class, wheel arrangement, and road numbers, please!

Peter

[AggroJones]

Drat! Double drat! This guy's unstoppable!

[M636C]

Union Pacific class CSA-1/2 Challenger Nos 3900 to 3939 4-6-6-4.

Surely the UP is only infamous now, not then!

Peter

[AggroJones]

40 of us coal burners were intially built.

The later version of us was much easier on the eyes.

We served an infamous Western road.

What am I?

[M636C]

The other twice streamlined locomotive was:

B&O Class P-7 4-6-2 number 5304, originally "President Monroe"

Streamlined in about 1937 for the Royal Blue (with that name on the casing).

Also shrouded differently in about 1948 for the "Cinncinattian"

I was struck by the similarity of the two loco numbers, 5344 and 5304.

Over to you, I've had my turn(s)

Peter

[AggroJones]

As for the other question. Not a clue. An N&W J?????

[AggroJones]

Dude.........

[M636C]

Southern Pacific classes SP-1/2/3 numbers 5000 to 5048, 4-10-2

How about my second question?

Peter

[AggroJones]

A total of 49 of us were built.

I have more than 2 steam cylinders.

My wheel arrangement is special.


Road, class, and wheel arrangement are need.

What am I?

[M636C]

Guys

Both of you are correct!

But nobody went for the alternate answer!

So I'm asking the same question, except, in this case the individual locomotive name was removed with the fitting of the streamlining but the train name appeaed on the first streamlined casing.

Again, road name, class (just the first two characters, the third one changed) and number. Extra credit for the removed name.

Peter

[Anonymous]

NYC Comodore Vanderbilt 4-6-4?

[AggroJones]

NYC #5344 J1e 4-6-4

[M636C]

I'm a passenger locomotive with an Eastern Road.

I'm unique in that I had both a name once and I had two different styles of streamlining.

At least the road, class and name are needed.

A smart answer will include the road number.

To prove you are clever, nominate another locomotive with two styles of streamlining!

Peter

[Anonymous]

Crap, didn't think anyone would get it!



Yup, It's a 4-8-0, known on the UP as a Mastadon. Ok M636C, your turn.

[M636C]

How about a 4-8-0.

A number of roads had those (not to mention Queensland, where they built new ones in the 1950s!)

Peter

[Anonymous]

So I hear................

[AggroJones]

QUOTE: Originally posted by 4884bigboy

(what's freaky about a 2-6-6-2?)

Those ATSF 2-6-6-2s with huge drivers were rather unique lookin'.

[Anonymous]

Not even REMOTELY close, Aggro. (what's freaky about a 2-6-6-2?)

[AggroJones]

Santa Fe's freaky 2-6-6-2?

[Anonymous]

If no one minds, I'd like to go next.

I was built in the late 1800s-early 1900s

I was bought by a western road

At the time, I was one of the biggest locomotives

I have a very odd wheel arangement

What am I?

[AggroJones]

QUOTE: Originally posted by M636C

Seaboard Classes R-1 and R-2 2-6-6-4

Bingo.

[M636C]

Seaboard Classes R-1 and R-2 2-6-6-4

B&O class KB-1

Peter

(I had to check that the dates were right, but the answer was the first one I thought of!)

[AggroJones]

QUOTE: Originally posted by 4884bigboy

A B&O 2-10-4?

Nope.

[Anonymous]

A B&O 2-10-4?

[AggroJones]

There are few locomotives with my wheel arrangement.

As an eastern beast, I was built by Baldwin in 1935.

I'm small for the number of wheels I have.

I was built for fast freight service.

All of my group was sold to the B&O in 1947.

What am I?

[AggroJones]

QUOTE: Originally posted by M636C

Great Northern 2-6-8-0

Right on.

[M636C]

Great Northern 2-6-8-0

Can't remember the class, but some were rebuilt as BIG mikados in about 1930.

Peter

[AggroJones]

I have a different number of front drivers than my rear drivers.

I'm pretty freaky looking, put I preformed well.

My small articulated body could take some sharp curves.

I look like a 1:1 scale kitbash.

My group was built by Baldwin 1910-1911.

What am I?

[Anonymous]

Arrrggg... too easy again!

you win M636C.