I’ve had these built for a while now but have been dragging my feet as far as
posting them. Some of you may have seen the Decapod and cars at BrickWorld but
if not I present them to you now.
I1sa Decapod “Hippo” #4483
The I1sa Dcapod (or Hippo as it was nicknamed for its fat boiler and rough ride)
was one of the standard freight steam engines for the Pennsylvania RR. The
Pennsy built 598 I1’s and used them where ever brute power was needed. #4483 is
the only surviving Hippo and curently resides at
The Western New York Railway Historical
Society in Hamburg, NY.
This model is capable of negotiating tight turns but gets tripped up on the s
curves of switches at any thing but a slow crawl. Some fetures include the
Dog House on the
tender for a Brake Man, snoted boiler, and working
pistons and rods.
X-54 Insulated Box Car
The X-54 class box cars were built to haul caned foods and other food stuffs.
The X-54’s were the last 40 ft. box cars built by the PRR. #19103 has been
preserved at the Railroad Museum
of Pennsylvania.
Frick Refer
This one isn’t a Pennsy car or even based on a real prototype. It’s merely
inspired by other wooden refers. Frick is however a
real company specializing in refrigeration equipment.
(...) Hey cale, If I didn’t say it at Brickworld I’ll say it here. WOW!!!!! Your work is truly inspirational. The amount of detail poured into all of your train MOC's is fantastic and I love that you've included the history of the prototypes as (...) (17 years ago, 1-Aug-07, to lugnet.trains)
