Hello everyone! It is the new year and here's the first ones of the year. r_i_straw with 6-6-4 "Verde Valley" badlandnp with a shiny tankcar YoHo with Rio Grande heritage jhn_plsn at Cajon Mike VE2TRV with a 4-6-4T txronharris with UP action Hardcoaler with some Santa Fe and HOexplorer on the D&S
Built by MLW in September 1914 as Grand Trunk class K2 #1544. Upon the creation of Canadian National in the early 1920s, it became CNR #49. Used in commuter service for a long time, retired in 1960.
Good work again, Will and photogs, and Happy New Year to all of you. Keep those photos coming, they are appreciated.
Mike, the Boston & Albany also used 4-6-4T's in commuter service for Boston's South Station. They were built by ALCO, who IIRC was affiliated with MLW. The two classes look similar, do you think there might have been a connection? There are many detail differences, but the boiler and firebox shapes are very similar.
Cheer up! You're right on the Alco-MLW connection - MLW was Alco's Canadian subsidiary and outlet (getting around duties and tariffs). In fact it was Alco that renamed the Montreal Locomotive and Machine Co to Montreal Locomotive Works. After Alco left the locomotive business in 1969, MLW bought all the loco designs (Century series) and took over North American production (though the only US sales of MLW products were two M420Rs for Providence & Worcester, but the Mexicans were happy to continue their love affair with Alcos).
Mike is right on with the MLW/ALCO connection. Hank, here is a very poor copy of a builders photo of 4-6-4T 400, B&A. I called them "fake Hudsons."
But that photo shows 6 wheels on the trailing truck. Would that not be a 4-6-6T? http://www.steamlocomotive.com/4-6-6/?page=nyc
Indeed, B&A 400 was a 4-6-6T, I have that exact same builder's photo in my copy of The Illustrated Treasury of the American Locomotive Company.
You are right. I am blind. Literally, partially blind due to a stroke about a year ago. Sorry, it's definitely a 4-6-6T. Can anyone find a photo of a NYC 4-6-4T?
