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Subject:	Maryland & Pennsylvania RR 4-4-0 #6
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Date:	Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:52:07 GMT
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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

Message has 3 Replies:

		Re: Maryland & Pennsylvania RR 4-4-0 #6
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 (16 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains)

		Re: Maryland & Pennsylvania RR 4-4-0 #6
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 (16 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

		Re: Maryland & Pennsylvania RR 4-4-0 #6
(...) 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, (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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