TTCE: Pennsylvania T1 Duplex #5544

[SavaTheAggie]

ENTERED

Like Cale, I'm a member of the Railbricks staff, so I am not eligible to officially enter the contest. But... I couldn't not enter her after taking so long to finish her.

More images, including a year and a half's worth of progress pictures, can be found in my Flickr Gallery.

Pennsylvania Railroad T1 Duplex (4-4-4-4) Steam Engine #5544, one of the Sharks of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

The powerful PRR T1 steam engines were designed for one thing - speed. Their massive boilers and split driver design were capable of hauling 910-ton passenger trains at speeds in excess of 100 mph. In fact, they rank as some of the strongest, fastest steam engines ever produced.

The PRR T1s were designed with a rigid wheelbase, but unfortunately LEGO's tight turn radius forced me to articulate her. Still, I am very pleased with the results. A slightly longer write up is available on the photo page for this photo.

--Tony

[Captain Zuloo]

HOLY MEGABLOCKS! Wow, you did an awesome job of that one. I'm very impressed. I bet it looks funny going around L gauge corners though.

I really can't offer you any feedback, because to me, it's perfect already.

[pe668]

You have made so many excellent trains in the past and this is no exception. Bravo!

[SavaTheAggie]

HOLY MEGABLOCKS! Wow, you did an awesome job of that one. I'm very impressed. I bet it looks funny going around L gauge corners though.

I really can't offer you any feedback, because to me, it's perfect already.

Thanks much! I tried my best in getting her to articulate around curves without hanging over too much. You can find photos of her doing so in my Flickr Gallery.

You have made so many excellent trains in the past and this is no exception. Bravo!

Thanks much! With every train I build I seem to find solutions to problems on previous ones, so I seem to always be rebuilding and modifying all my locomotives these days.

--Tony

Edited September 29, 2009 by SavaTheAggie

[SavaTheAggie]

Here's a YouTube video of the T1 in action:

Or, if you'd rather, here's the same video on Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/savatheaggie/4104206103/

--Tony

[Captain Zuloo]

Great work Tony! She looks great going around curves, a heap better than I would have thought with such a long boiler. Again, great work, and thanks for sharing a video.

[SavaTheAggie]

Great work Tony! She looks great going around curves, a heap better than I would have thought with such a long boiler. Again, great work, and thanks for sharing a video.

Thanks much! It was the best solution to articulation I could think of. Articulating her above her driver pairs would have made her perform ALOT differently.

--Tony