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Ma & Pa 4-4-0 #6
Originally formed in 1901 from several narrow gauge lines, the now standard
gauge Maryland & Pennsylvania RR railroad (Ma & Pa to its fans) traced a
meandering seventy-seven mile route to connect Baltimore, MD and York, PA, two
cities only forty-five highway miles apart. The line’s surveyors could hardly
have chosen a more picturesque route and was often referred to as the “model
railroad” built to the scale of 12 inches to the foot.
The railroads first order for motive power was for passenger engines Nos. 4-6
from Richmond Locomotive Works at a cost of $32,442. These were 4-4-0’s built at
a time when the heel arrangement was already obsolescent. The Ma & Pa however
was looking for light engines for short trains and for short wheelbases and the
4-4-0 fit the bill. They served so well that that No. 6 built in 1901 ran for
over 50 years and was one of the last examples of the American standard wheel
arrangement in active service before she was retired in 1952.
Brickshelf Gallery The
train layout in the background was graciously provided by the Twin Cities LEGO
Train Club at Brickworld 2008.
This was a particularly challenging MOC and one I’ve been wanting to build for
quite a while. The boiler design borrows ideas from Benn Coifmann’s
Northern Pacific #328
and Anthony Sava’s Blue Mountain &
Reading #425. I wanted to use
Big Ben Bricks small train
wheels for the 4 wheel pilot truck and it took a bit of work to get them to
clear the cylinders and running gear. The solution I came up with makes the
diastance between the front and rear set of wheels a little longer than it
should be but it works.
#6 Movie
Here is a parting shot of #6 at speed on TCLTC’s Brickworld train layout.
Feedback and Questions are always welcome.
Cale
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Great work! I also want to congradulate you on your Norfolk and Western getting
elected the best train at BrickWorld. Your trains and rail cars are certainly
some of the best that I've seen.
I look forward to seeing more of your work.
Scott
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In lugnet.trains, Scott Wardlaw wrote:
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Great work! I also want to congradulate you on your Norfolk and Western
getting elected the best train at BrickWorld. Your trains and rail cars are
certainly some of the best that I’ve seen.
I look forward to seeing more of your work.
Scott
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Thanks. Considering my N&W beat out your Union Pacific GE and Brian Williams
Dunn & Duffy Circus train it was quite an honor. Both were excelent MOCs.
Cale
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That front truck is a masterpiece, does it support any of the weight of the loco
or is it held on the track purely by its own weight?
Tim
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In lugnet.trains, Tim David wrote:
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That front truck is a masterpiece, does it support any of the weight of the
loco or is it held on the track purely by its own weight?
Tim
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Thanks. The front truck doesn’t support any of the locos weight which isn’t
prototypical but it works. As I was building #6 I was worried that the lack of
truck support and the solid boiler would cause it to be nose heavy. I even had
boat weights ready for extra rear counter weight if necessary. But as it turned
out the loco was pretty stable with out them and gave me enough space in the cab
to try and model butterfly doors for the fire box.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=3287576
Cale
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In lugnet.trains, Cale Leiphart wrote:
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Ma & Pa 4-4-0 #6
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Cale, you’re my hero! I’ve struggled with 4 wheeled pony trucks, and this is
the first one using the small BBB wheels I’ve seen that negotiates around the
pistons in one piece. I’m not a big fan of attaching the rail guard to the pony
truck, but that’s just my personal preference. This one would truly be massive
compared to my 4-4-0, but I suspect that your engine is probably one of the
closest to true minifig scale than almost any other steam engine MOC yet built.
I regret not being able to see you and your steamers in person at Brickworld
this year, and seeing the pictures you’ve taken, I also regret not being able to
take similar pictures of my kettles ;)
--Tony
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In lugnet.trains, Anthony Sava wrote:
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Cale, you’re my hero! I’ve struggled with 4 wheeled pony trucks, and this is
the first one using the small BBB wheels I’ve seen that negotiates around the
pistons in one piece. I’m not a big fan of attaching the rail guard to the
pony truck, but that’s just my personal preference. This one would truly be
massive compared to my 4-4-0, but I suspect that your engine is probably one
of the closest to true minifig scale than almost any other steam engine MOC
yet built.
I regret not being able to see you and your steamers in person at Brickworld
this year, and seeing the pictures you’ve taken, I also regret not being able
to take similar pictures of my kettles ;)
--Tony
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Thanks. Hopefully next year we can get together at Brickworld and have a big
steam up.
Cale
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