(198X WIP) Railshaker
Added 2025-09-30 07:02:19 +0000 UTCLittle preview of a rather larger-than-usual factbook piece.
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The main inspiration is the UP 9000 series, which were enormous rigid 4-12-2 machines built a decade and some change before the Big Boys. They share a lot of design language, but the difference is that (afaik) Big Boy was meant to take on mountainous routes with curves, whereas the 9000s were made to cross empty, flat plains at maximum speed with heavy loads. The railshakers' duties more closely follow the latter's. More on the atomic plant when I fill the whitespace surrounding this thing with text.
Rifle Infantry
2025-09-30 19:24:15 +0000 UTCFormerly Chuck's
Rifle Infantry
2025-09-30 19:22:41 +0000 UTCvery early 0-6-0 manufactured by Dic's Feed and Seed I assume?
Sweatwater
2025-09-30 17:44:15 +0000 UTCDefinitely seeing the Union Pacific Big Boy influence in the front, or maybe I just have the Big Boy on the brain after getting one for my layout. Definitely looks like it'd live up to it's name of 'Railshaker'. Wondering how it handles curves though since it looks like it's a 2-12-6 arrangement. I do like the detail of the tender holding a small bunk area for the crew, hinting this thing is atomic-fired.
Brendan Bone
2025-09-30 14:53:18 +0000 UTC
