Hmmm, maybe no cow catcher for me lol Just space it safely above railhead height. Here's are pictures of the pilot on my Mike, modeled from Baldwin delivery photos of Polson Logging #90, in 1926. There is actually more clearance than it appears because I placed a white card under the pilot for the ...
Many years ago my son and I visited Train Mountain before I had an operating steam locomotive. An early Triennial was happening then. While riding a Friends dismal train and happily touring the line, we headed south from the northern half and as we went under Chiloquim Way a visiting large Hudson st...
The 110 ton 2-6-6-2 logging Mallets I was privileged to operate had a "soft talk", sounding more like a shuffle, even pulling 4-5 heavy weight coaches.
I miss doing that.
RussN