Steam & Excursion > Most handsome ten-wheeler ever? St. L.S-W #667

A lot of steam fans get all jacked up by the big engines, the bigger the better,
but I am in the minority in that the ten-wheeler is my favorite type, with the
Cotton Belt's Class GO passenger engines being my favorite of this type.

These engines were originally built as coal burners in the teens, then reconditioned
to burn oil in the mid twenties.

Further narrowing down the greatness, only 5 St.L.S-W ten-wheelers had disc drivers and only
three, including #667 shown here, were rebuilt with the Scullin drivers.  With the
smokebox center mounted headlight and cast Cotton Belt emblem on the cylinder
chest, I present #667 as the perfect steam engine.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/29/15 19:10 by WrongWayMurphy.

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Preach on, Bro. Murphy.  The G0 class were some of the best looking locos on the Cotton Belt.

Fat boilered!

Not only that --they ran freight! And they ran it FAST!

That is one mean looking Ten Wheeler!

That's one stout looking engine!  An Elesco Feedwater Heater mounted in the same manner as seen on the T&P's magnificent M1, ALCO-built 4-8-2's, would be a nice addition.  I know that tomstp would agree with me.  Right Tom?

Bob Callahan
Monticello, IN



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I'm sure that thing was a speed beast, and it looks stout.  But those wheels make it look cartoonish.

Still, very interesting!

Looks like a little kid with big sneakers.

LJGross Wrote:
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> Looks like a little kid with big sneakers.

LOL. I was thinking the same.....now if they had only painted them red.

Really, scullen disc drivers on a ten-wheeler! The only thing missing is a Dreyfus inspired shroud over the boiler.

Ummm, can't get over the drivers, I'd be more toward a T-28 or T-31, still that is a
pretty efficient looking beast.

Out

...and Baker Valve Gear.

Superpower Ten Wheeler!

I like the drivers. Looks like a speedster. I immediately thought "Hudson!" 

Yes, yes, but I'll bet she was a bronco to ride at 60mph!

timecruncher

What was the driver  diameter on these locomotives ? What maximum speed were they permitted ? Thanks.

UP951West Wrote:
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> What was the driver  diameter on these
> locomotives ? What maximum speed were they
> permitted ? Thanks.

Driver dia 69", not sure average speed but not blazing as the St.L.S-W did
not try to compete with MKT or MOP/T&P  for overnight St. Louis - Dallas
customers knowing that the route was not competitive for the time sensitive traveler.

Wow! I have never seen a 4-6-0 quite like that! Very nice! Thanks for sharing that!

-Froggie

That's a good photo of an interesting locomotive.  However, my vote for the most appealing of this class is for the Central Railroad of New Jersey 4-6-0s.

I believe photographer Don Wood was involved in an effort to save one of these

Source: http://www.abandonedrails.com/Central_Railroad_of_New_Jersey



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RuleG Wrote:
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> That's a good photo of an interesting
> locomotive.  However, my vote for the most
> appealing of this class is for the Central
> Railroad of New Jersey 4-6-0s.

This is an April Fools joke, right?

Dave, how would you like to fire one of those?

"Most handsome" ten-wheeler? I dunno about that, but it's undoubtedly one of the most tricked-out! Second only to the Milwaukee's North Woods Hi 4-6-0's, I'd say.

I've always been a big fan of the Rutland F2 and NYC F12's and the PRR G5's.