Model Railroading > New power delivered 1942

Something new is arriving on the Frisco in 1942.
Baldwin 4-8-4 4503 is being escorted to the roundhouse to be set up by a fellow Baldwin diesel.
Eventually 25 of these brawny Northerns would be in service. 3 oil burners painted up the the Meteor and 22 with the FFF logo and striping on the tender.
All of the decorations on freight and passenger steam would disappear with the arrival of Clark Hungerford about 5 years later. He said striping and decorations didn't pull any tonnage.
Bah Humbug.

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Very nice! The box over the headlight really adds to the scene!

Pretty Nice!   Although there was a war going on, it must have been pretty exciting to see these new machines showing up.  Since they didn't fire these up and run them from the factory to the new railroad, I wonder how slowly they had to be moved, and how many at a time ?   Did they disconnect the pistons to avoid damage without proper lubrication while not actually running ?

   Is this a brass model, and did you do the art work to it ?   If it's like some of the other beauties you've done, I"d
 like to see some close ups.

Craig Hanson
Vay, Idaho

This one is straight from Glacier Park Models. I created the sign and headlight box. I think they were sent by BLW in oness and twos.
This William K. Barham shot was the inspiration.

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hawkinsun Wrote:
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>Since they didn't fire
> these up and run them from the factory to the new
> railroad, I wonder how slowly they had to be
> moved, and how many at a time ?   Did they
> disconnect the pistons to avoid damage without
> proper lubrication while not actually running ?

Connecting rods were usually not installed - many times affixed to the running board during travel. Valve gear was also not connected. Because the connecting rod wasn't installed, the drivers were no longer in balance, so they had to be transported at reduced speed to avoid damage to the track. None of the bearings had worn it during transit, so this also meant slow speeds and plenty of stops to inspect and relubricate things. This was usually done by an employee of the builder as the railroad only took legal ownership once delivered to the customer.

You might get a better, more complete answer posting the question in the Steam Railroading section here.

I hope this helps!

Arved Grass
Fleming Island, FL

Lima also did the 2 engine delivery with -'s to T&P-