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Full gallery,
including a year and a half’s worth of progress photos, available
HERE.
Pennsylvania Railroad T1 Duplex (4-4-4-4) Steam Engine #5544, one of the Sharks
of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The powerful PRR T1 steam engines were designed for one thing - speed. Their
massive boilers and split driver design were capable of hauling 910-ton
passenger trains at speeds in excess of 100 mph.
The PRR T1s were designed with a rigid wheelbase, but unfortunately LEGO’s tight
turn radius forced me to articulate her. Still, I am very pleased with the
results.
--Tony
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| (...) snarky comment #1: What, no PF? snarky comment #2: aren't you just trapsing all over Cale's territory (first Erie, now PRR)? Seriously though, slick stuff! And that tender looks like a sheer exercise in brute force to make the skirting work. (...) (15 years ago, 28-Sep-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Very nice Tony. lots of subtle details to enjoy, I only discovered when looking at the large image on flickr. The little scoop/cowcatcher under the front coupler. The side skirting on the trailing truck. And as already mentioned the (...) (15 years ago, 28-Sep-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Here's a YouTube video of the T1 in action: (URL) Or, if you'd rather, here's the same video on Flickr: (URL) --Tony (15 years ago, 15-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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