A UP Challenger arrived in Illinois ...prior to the one coming from Cheyenne...this one scratch built by Jesse Bennett of Idaho in S Gauge 3/16" scale ..1960's -70's ...Jesse built a number of engines for his Great Northern Pacific RR ...several Challengers etc. This one has an open frame Pittman motor in the tender .
Please see link for video of engine running .
https://youtu.be/rFIJrXk02VE
Cheers Carey
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Fantastic! 👍 🙂
Mark in Oregon
Remarkable. Thanks for letting us know and making the video. Very special in many ways. Scratch-built. S-gauge. Smooth running. Tender driver. And Pittman of Perkasie, PA (at least at one time) powered. I used to run a slot car with their ball-bearing slot car motor inside which at one time was the hot motor before smaller, flatter, imports took its place. Lots of fun in any case. Thanks again.
Beautifully constructed model - Mr. Bennett was a master craftsman...
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