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#21

Devon, then again, if the engine shed is a shop, and the locomotive only goes in there for repairs, then who gives a rip if the tender sticks out of the doors while the locomotive is being worked on?

As for steam locomotives burning oil, I rode behind a 10 wheeler in Texas that burned waste motor oil. Now there was a interesting smell. (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-yell.gif)The oil tank was built to slide into (set into) the coal hopper of the tender. So, while she burned oil, she could still be converted back to burning coal like a proper old gal should.

The steam locomotives at Bush Gardens burn propane, and I thought the ones at Disney did too. Again, its a smell that is wrong for a steam locomotive, but liquid (and gas) fuels are cleaner then coal or wood.

#22

The steam loco at the local amusement park burns oil and your right it just doesn’t smell right.

#23

Funky french fries Batman!

The Grand Canyon Rwy. converted their steamers to burn used cooking oil … (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-sealed.gif)

#24

Um yeah no. I wonder if that’s really a sales gimmick. At the end of the tour they sell very expensive gourmet french fries

#25

At least at Silverwood I think it is kerosene that it burns. Smells more like a jet airplane than a locomotive. And t certainly does not smell like greasy fast food.

Its a neat loco but I have tried twice to get them to let me look up close and they don’t even respond.

#26

Devon, and if they let you, then they would have to let all the other people around you. You need to be there when there aint no one else there, and strike up a casual conversation with whoever is there working with the locomotive. I have had many personal “tours” that way.

#27

Oh I didn’t ask in a crowd. Both of my attempts were off season when they were doing year end maintenance. It wasn’t that they said no, they just didn’t respond at all. I am hoping to make friends with a park employee that may be able to hook me up.

#28

Well, if they were busy, they just might not have had the time. But that isn’t like most folks I have run across. Most folks are proud of their toys, and are more then willing to show them off, under the right circumstances.

#29

Yeah I just think I have made the right contact. I am sure when I find the guys that love the locomotive I think they will show it off.

#30

The crews on the Locos at Roaring Camp and Big Trees Railroad in Felton, California are always delighted to show off their Shays or the Heisler they so lovingly keep running. My group of reenactors rob the trains on special weekends, and we try to answer as many questions as we can and introduce train people who are visiting to the crews when they have time between runs. They even have an “Engineer for a Day” thing where a person can pay a modest fee to work in the cabs for a day. You really get a first hand look at what makes a steamer run. All the Locos at Roaring Camp run on oil, as most West Coast steamers do, because of the ready availability of the oil. I’ll be up there over the Labor Day weekend, if anyone wants to stop and say hello!

#31

Well I am pretty impressed with this little loco. Ran it at Dave Goodsons Friday. It worked great with the new printed gear. I need to add some weight it didn’t like climbing 4% grades with 5 or 6 cars without me applying a little down pressure on the steam dome. I didn’t need to push it rhough. So I will cram some weight in it. But once off the grade it preformed like a champ

#32

Pictures to come

#33

Devon Sinsley said:

Well here it is after paint. At least for this phase. I was in a hurry and had some over spray and you can see that I did cover the old lettering on the cab. I am going to paint that part black anyway I have decided. I also over sprayed the windows on the inside by accident so they will get re-glazed. But I think it is ready to go. I have to actually run it but I think its good to go. I will eventually need to revisit that tender for sure. Either an all new one or highly modify this one. The battery fits but way to tight and puts strain on things. So a taller coal load is in order if I keep this one.

I like the oil burner idea more and more and have little to no hope of having this loco make it in the shed. I would have to shave off over 3" from somewhere and I don’t want to cut the loco anywhere ( I actually really like how it came out) so that would be a rather stumpy tender. So I will leave it alone for length. So likely will build a nice gas tank for it.

Before I leaves I take it this weekend I will blacken those wheels. Its still very much a work in progress. But this is where it will stay until the little logger is done.

I suspect your tender is going to need more work than the loco. It really needs that footplate deck extension at the front.

#34

Vic your right about the tender. I really am not to fond of it. It serves its purpose but I really think an oil tank will be in order. Other than adding some weight to the loco I am not making any modifications for awhile. I now have two working locomotives. I will finish the #1 the little logger and then bring the geep into the shop and beging making a chop nose.

Here are the pictures of it running at Dave’s

I want to thank Dave for a grand time. I was able to make two runs with the little loco that night. Not to mention meeting some great people and finally getting to meet Craig who also showed up for ops. Dave’s layout is very nicely done.