Traction engines, engine rooms and steam shovels.

[Jonatan]

Traction engines, I've seen one of these for real, awesome machines and fun to watch in operaton. :)
Below is a rendering of one I built in 3D, note that it isn't completed yet though.
http://upl.silentwhisper.net/uplfolders/upload7/roadloco.jpg

I've been in the engine room of a steamer, the engines are impressive and I even got to execute an engine order, woo! :7

Steam shovels are nice too, would be fun to have a Marion one with Catepillar tracks.

What of these have you seen or experienced?

(Edited for typos.)

/Jonatan

[Jonatan]

BUMP!

/Jonatan

[dti407]

>Steam shovels are nice too, would be fun to have a Marion
>one with Catepillar tracks.


There is one down in Marion, Ohio. (where they were made)
http://www.mariononline.com/hubermuseum/

Very interesting machines IMHO.

[Boilerbuster]

Real Nice there. Too bad one cant run that in Train sim without running on the tracks. Front Wheels needs a steal band around them kinda a ridge. and The Rear Wheels eather need the Chevron Shaped Luggs or the A shaped lugs to give it traction. Very nice work though.

BTW that looks like A Case Machine. There logo at the time was a Bald Eagle perched on the earth. Also there is a show in Bird City Kansas that I have been to and have seen many of them in Operation.

http://forums.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/40a3ad6d17a90f92.jpg

Don Pottorff

[Ty_train11]

I've seen traction engines many times...

[Jonatan]

I'll add those lugs, thanks for reminding me. I built it from a pic I found on the net so it "kinda" have a prototype. :)

/Jonatan

[CMO]

I believe there are several traction engines on the UK train sim site, available for download. I think they can even be added to the car spawner. May go too fast tho.
Paul.

[ertfor3]

Jonatan, Why don,t you put them on a flatcar, they would look great behind any steam loco. Happy Rails Patrick

[Jonatan]

I can't. I just CAN'T! *cries*

/Jonatan