Here's something You Don't See Every Day...

That is certainly different. 

You're right, you don't see Photoshop jobs every day.

I don't think it's a fake. I found another image after a quick web search. And this link shows some other odd-ball conversions.

Not terribly dissimilar from this 50-tonner soon to be released from Bachmann in their On30 line.

I've been researching some more, and apparently CFP #98 (later renumbered #251) is a one-of-a-kind diesel shay using a 400 hp Cummins engine.  It was built in 1951 by Tyee Machinery, Vancouver using components of a steam Shay locomotive. 

Wow, they even reused the sandbox from the back of the tender.

This is an impressive conversion.  I've seen photo's of some other conversions on Heisler's and Climax's that were, to say the least, hideous.

And Bob, Northeast Rails doesn't do Photoshopped images.

Rusty

It could be worse:

From the Geared Steam Locomotives website: "The Cabin Creek Lumber Co. Climax  was was originally built as a Class "A" model for an unknown owner.   As shown, it has been converted from steam to use an internal combustion engine.   At the time of the photographs, the locomotive was still in regular service and "on its second" internal combustion engine.  The photos were taken in the winter of 1963 next to the company's office in Easton, Washington."

Rusty

Didn't John Allen build something like this on the old G&D RR?  Seems to me I remember seeing some kind of a contraption with a corrugated steel roof on his layout.  Would be kind of a fun project, although I don't know what I'd do with it.

Paul Fischer