Steam Engines for The Northwestern Pacific Railroad

Oakfan, you sure have picked a tough subject.  Let's try 4-4-0s.  Forget Lionel and MTH "General" locos.  They are not anywhere near scale, but MTH makes scale sized 4-4-0s.  Again MTH makes a nice turn of the century PRR H3 2-8-0.  I also have a Sunset Third Rail B&O 2-8-0 That is pretty small.  Lionel made a nice light 2-6-0 and an SP Harriman 2-8-0.  Weaver made a nice contemporary 2-8-0.  Lionel made a rather heavy 4-6-0.  They also made a good selection of geared locomotives, a Heisler, a two truck Shay and a three truck Shay, and MTH made a nice Climax.  THERE are various electric trolleys and mu cars.  Cars are easier to find.  Happy hunting …….and good luck.    ODD-D

Odd-d posted:

Oakfan, you sure have picked a tough subject.  Let's try 4-4-0s.  Forget Lionel and MTH "General" locos.  They are not anywhere near scale, but MTH makes scale sized 4-4-0s.  Again MTH makes a nice turn of the century PRR H3 2-8-0.  I also have a Sunset Third Rail B&O 2-8-0 That is pretty small.  Lionel made a nice light 2-6-0 and an SP Harriman 2-8-0.  Weaver made a nice contemporary 2-8-0.  Lionel made a rather heavy 4-6-0.  They also made a good selection of geared locomotives, a Heisler, a two truck Shay and a three truck Shay, and MTH made a nice Climax.  THERE are various electric trolleys and mu cars.  Cars are easier to find.  Happy hunting …….and good luck.    ODD-D

Thanks! That give me a lot to check out. And yes, I’m learning very quickly that there isn’t a lot out there specific to my plans. This particular railroad is interesting to me because I have lived along the its tracks my whole life. I don’t know why I haven’t researched it until now. I was never really into trains before so I guess that’s why.

And on top of it being a tough subject, I’m using 031 track. I really like the MTH 4-4-0 American but it says 042 minimum. Bummer.

Very neat web site on the northwestern pacific. I have a son in eureka and love the Samoa cookhouse and the roundhouse etc that is down the hill. Looking forward to seeing what you model.

Maybe a Williams 4-6-0? Repaint, kitbash etc. could come later.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisk48/8032853951

http://www.trainweb.org/amtrak.../92211A/100311A.html

https://ogrforum.com/...williams-ten-wheeler

hokie71 posted:

Very neat web site on the northwestern pacific. I have a son in eureka and love the Samoa cookhouse and the roundhouse etc that is down the hill. Looking forward to seeing what you model.

It’s up north from me but I’ve been to the cookhouse a couple time. I’ve seen pictures of the roundhouse but never stopped. I need to get back up there.

Firewood, thanks for the input. I love the museum in Sacramento! 

A model of the X112 or similar would be great. I was also looking at the Lionel 2 Truck Shay. I’m just not sure how to run those locomotives on my MTH track. I have a lot of learning to do.