#cab forward

"SP 4192 (Baldwin 4-8-8-2, b/n 62280, built 9/39, SP class AC-8) was at Roseville, CA on November 2, 1952. Photo by Matt Herson. SP 4192 was retired; scrapped on 4/18/55."

Here's my HO layout again.

I moved it to a different location in my room.

Still need to get the connector cables.

All of my stock is in this pic

1x Bachmann Gordon

1x Bachmann TTTE Rolling Stock coach

1x Unknown old oil tanker (From the antique shop)

1x AHM Cab Forward

1x Athann Great Northern coach

1x Athann Canadian National coach

Gordon will be the testing engine for this track because if something does go wrong it's likely easier to replace a Bachmann Gordon then an HO Cab Forward, sorry Gord 😢

If everything runs well, I'll run a test with Gordon and the Bachmann coach and if that goes well I'll give the Cab Forward a test run.

Let's thank the NFL for the annual excuse to party and celebrate the Southern Pacific's superb Owl passenger train which may not have gone to Las Vegas, but it did unite California from San Francisco to Los Angeles!

The Owl was known on the numberboards as #57 and #58 having been upgraded after WWII from the "Owl Limited" which was listed as train #25 and #26 but all of SP's Owls were superb @espee-southernpacifc

... the prewar superb Owl Limited often was rocking a cab-forward fullback fresh from spring training @aryburn-trains

Sometimes SP's Owl ran in 2 sections...

(continuation of: https://gregroxtheblog.tumblr.com/post/693866959452946432/cab-forward-gresley-pacific-isnt-real-it-cant)

Expectation

Reality

Stinker was crossed, it was Christmas Eve and he was stuck inside the locomotive shop with a broken funnel, foot plate, and faulty wiring.

The dock switcher grumbled aloud in disappointment; he should be out helping his best friend Zappy clear the snow off the track and double heading trains. Instead he was inside dangling above the track from a locomotive hoist.

The workers tried to brighten Stinker's spirits by festively decorating the shop and playing Christmas music, but this seemed to annoy the small engine even more.

"My heavens, you would think the Grinch was the one on that hoist with all the grumbling your making." Came a voice.

Stinker immediately stopped and looked down to his left. Standing there below him was an class AC-11 4-8-8-4 Southern Pacific Cab Forward, but Stinker was familiar with this locomotive.

"Whoa Rivet! I didn't see you. How long have you've been there?" Stinker asked."

"Long enough to recite the Nutcracker play in its entirety. Goodness did a Humbug crawl into your smoke box during the night"? Rivet asked.

Stinker blushed out of shame and embarrassment.

"Sorry Rivet, I've just been in a sour mood lately. The workers broke my funnel and footplate and somehow an electrical wire snapped inside me"! Stinker explained.

"I'm sure the workers didn't mean to break you on purpose Stinker, remember everyone is new here to the railroad and trying their hardest to make things run properly, we're all still learning." Rivet responded.

"I know Rivet. I'm just worried about poor Zappy though, he's been doing all the work since I've been put out of commission and the passengers have been complaining that he's emitting a bad smell. That poor engine is gonna work himself to pieces and we can't help"! Stinker said.

" I understand Stinker, but what can we do"? Rivet asked.

"We could really do with a fourth locomotive, one what doesn't come broken." Stinker said.

"Another engine would be nice, but the railroad is unable to determine beforehand if an locomotive is going to work properly or not." Rivet told the smaller engine.

Stinker sighed in defeat. He looked out the windows into the cosmic sky. A comet flew by as he watched.