09-02-2015, 12:09 AM
Here's my take on justifying your build.
The low slung boiler is a common feature in mining locos.
Perhaps your frugal management acquired her from an old mine in a poker game?
Since mining engines rarely had cabs, your shop would add the modern steel one for logging use.
There is an ex-Wellington Collieries(Vancouver Island) Baldwin 2-6-2T engine at the Snoqualmie museum near Seattle, which has or had a slope-back tender added for extra capacity.
Perhaps there are extra water stops or a short run, It's your logging company!
Dan M.
The low slung boiler is a common feature in mining locos.
Perhaps your frugal management acquired her from an old mine in a poker game?
Since mining engines rarely had cabs, your shop would add the modern steel one for logging use.
There is an ex-Wellington Collieries(Vancouver Island) Baldwin 2-6-2T engine at the Snoqualmie museum near Seattle, which has or had a slope-back tender added for extra capacity.
Perhaps there are extra water stops or a short run, It's your logging company!
Dan M.