Can't Wait for the Little Joe Demo

Don:  That's pretty much the way their demo looked when it was first brought out to the "road", isn't it?  From what I heard, the Milwaukee wasn't too impressed with the darn thing at first.  When they finally did buy their 12 copies, they added some 20 tons, or so, of concrete in order to help with traction.

Paul Fischer

That's right and the million dollars they paid for 12? If they bought all of them originally they would have paid one million dollars for all 20 and all the spare parts. Don

Don, nice photo of you and your dog Lucy.  Why can't you take her to the beach any more.  I bet she love that.  Boy, my two wieners would like to play at a beach in Hawaii.  The water is to cold here in Oregon.

Steve, Lady and Tex

I'm waiting for the South Shore version from the same source (Mr M.). They were meant to be out this month but of course this is an MTH product. I have the PS2 version, which is great - nice operating features and paint finish. Hoping for an improvement in the sound with PS3.

That's a nice engine and keenly priced - it's PS2 but then I really don't know what improvements there will be with PS3. The downside of model electric engines is the sounds, which are all pretty monotonous at least to me. That's so even with the JLC GG1, which is the gold standard among these models, IMHO anyway.

One thing that I don't think any O gauge manufacturer has produced is the Little Joe  tender (steam heat?) that Don has posted photos of in the past and which I think was made in HO by Overland. Not relevant to the demonstrator or the South Shore but would be a nice addition if available.

The Little Joe "tenders" were indeed steam heat cars. They were made from Hiawatha streamliner tenders when the engines were scrapped. 

OMG: I apologize if it was you, not Don Hawaii, who posted the striking picture of the "tender" I remember!

It was Don Hawaii, this is another shot of the tender. I have two Joes that I would love with these tenders. Don

Steve She goes to the beach all the time, I just can't let her run with her two lab friends as she messed up her ACL about six months ago and they won't operate because she's too old. She swims a lot and that's good for her. Don

This is a handsome loco, and very distinctive looking.  It reminds me that the one UP gas turbine that is not normally available is the very  first one made, which like the Little Joe had a cab at each end.  I don't think there were many other examples like that but it is an interesting idea.

Sorry to hear about Lucy's injury.  Lady, Tex and I hope she fully recovers.  Water and swimming are great for dogs, just watch out for those Tiger sharks around Maui.  I ran into one off Kaanapali about 4 years ago.  It must not have been hungry.

Steve, Lady and Tex

We live in Kaanapali. Saw this one yesterday. Don

The Little Joe "tenders" were indeed steam heat cars. They were made from Hiawatha streamliner tenders when the engines were scrapped. 

 

The two passenger Joes, E-20 and E-21 were single enders with train heating boilers installed in the trailing cab.  They needed to be turned at the end of their runs.  Single ended Joes kept the Avery and Harlowton turntables in action long after the end of steam.

True. The steam heat tenders were used when freight locomotives were pressed into passenger service.