High Noon , Back to the Future , Casey Jones Petticoat Junction [hoterville cannonball !] tv shows , yep Sierra RR no. 3 Rogers 1897 !! Still active , recently overhauled at a cost of 2 million bucks and change . About an hour up the road in Jamestown Ca. How about Clinchfield # 1 ? SP had tons of TW classes for light branch lines , one WAS running in Texas but was sidelined because a cylinder blew out ? MDC made some SP/UP types ? B%O ran some in Western PA , but they didn't look light in weight . Some ten wheelers were used on CNW , even one semi-streamlined for "400" service on the UP of Michigan ! Some of New York Central's ten wheelers in Canada ran out the clock for NYC steam . Any more ideas ? Henry H.
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--- In yardbirdtrains@..., Mike Bauers <mwbauers55@...> wrote:
That 4-6-0 was in active duty on the Seirra Railroad (I think my spelling is wrong) up to today and was used as a movie prop in every RR scheme you can dream up.
The Milwaukee Road still had several branch lines with rather light bridges that were operated with a fleet of 4-6-0's into the 60's.
But there it gets to be different 4-6-0's. While the Milw was using Ten Wheelers, they were very similar to the taller Ten Wheelers just like the AHM Rogers built 4-6-0's, AHM named as the Casey Jones. But with different tenders and no fancy clerestory on the cab roof.
There were a number of roads running that Mantua type of 4-6-0 in tourist operations by the 60's-70's .
How about a revenue generating tourist or special run operation with that 4-6-0?
Label it for whatever road and operate it as a special.
There was a sister to the Mantua 4-6-0 that was rebuilt for special company event trains and as the trains became more and more popular, that steam engine got a wood box encased diesel control stand and two ornatedly decorated F-7 cabless B units between it and the train to do the actual hauling of the train. The lovingly cared for steamer made smoke and noise for the show trains and most people thought the two F-7B's behind it were just generator units for the long passenger train.
Mike Bauers
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On Dec 2, 2012, at 3:21 PM, "Karen M" <kmmpjm@...> wrote:
I was given a Mantua 4-6-0 in the Spirit of '76 yesterday and am wishing to repaint it. I wish to know of any railroads that had them in the late 1940's or early 1950's and/or what other schemes Mantua/Tyco had for them.
