03-31-2021, 12:22 PM
My favorite steam wheel arrangement is the 4-4-2. Not sure why, maybe because they were quickly superseded by the 4-6-2 making them unusual.
I found a Mantua 4-4-2 at a train show about 10 years ago, and paid about $10 for it. It runs great, but lacks a few details. However, I debated whether to letter it for my fictional railroad, or just leave it as-is. I just couldn't picture a small Arizona shortline owning a 4-4-2. In the universe of my fictional railroad, There was a line connecting Phoenix to Safford and the mining regions around there. There was a proposed line, the Arizona Eastern, connecting those towns, but the last segment was never actually built.
Yesterday I stumbled across this photo online of the opening of the Phoenix Union train station. And lo and behold, an Arizona Eastern 4-4-2!
I could find a MDC SP cab to throw on my locomotive. I have a Vanderbilt tender...
I found a Mantua 4-4-2 at a train show about 10 years ago, and paid about $10 for it. It runs great, but lacks a few details. However, I debated whether to letter it for my fictional railroad, or just leave it as-is. I just couldn't picture a small Arizona shortline owning a 4-4-2. In the universe of my fictional railroad, There was a line connecting Phoenix to Safford and the mining regions around there. There was a proposed line, the Arizona Eastern, connecting those towns, but the last segment was never actually built.
Yesterday I stumbled across this photo online of the opening of the Phoenix Union train station. And lo and behold, an Arizona Eastern 4-4-2!
I could find a MDC SP cab to throw on my locomotive. I have a Vanderbilt tender...
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