10 Wheelers 4-6-0
Locomotive Information Engine Type: Wabash Ten Wheeler Engine No. 27 Road Name: na Owner: Rick Steffe Builder: Gene Allen Year Built or Finished: 1986 Scratch Built or Kit: kit castings and bar stock If kit Manufacture: Allen Models Inc. Specs: Track Gauge: 7 1/2" 1 1/2" Scale Length of Engine: 59" Length of Tender: 38" Weight: 500lbs Fuel: coal Driver Dia. 8" Cylinder Bore and Stroke: 2" x 3 1/4" Working Pressure: 125psi Comments: (History, time to build, previous owners, comments on original locomotive) Built by Gene Allen for Leroy Williams in California. I bought it from Williams.
Locomotive Information Engine Type: 4-6-0 Engine No. 1292 Road Name: Chesapeake & Allegheny Owner: Stephen MacDonald Builder: Stephen MacDonald Year Built or Finished: 1999 Scratch Built or Kit: Mostly Scratch from Allen plans If kit Manufacture: Allen Models Specs: Track Gauge: 7 1/2" 1 1/2" Scale Length of Engine: 60" Length of Tender: 36" Weight: Approximate Engine 750lbs Fuel: Soft Coal Driver Dia. 8" Cylinder Bore and Stroke: 2" X 4" Working Pressure: 150psi Comments: (History, time to build, previous owners, comments on original locomotive) Built over a 7yr period with minimum number of castings bought. Extra heavy boiler shell, stays, and firebox were built by the owner. Hydrostatic tested to 375psi. Walsharts valve gear adapted by owner. All brass piping with scratch built 8 sided unions, all fittings and valves machined from rough castings. The owner/builder is a paraplegic confined to a wheelchair for the last 20yrs. The engine has been sold, Steve is now working on a Big Boy.
