Louisiana and Arkansas ten wheeler

[Carey Williams]

Hello all
At the last March meet walking the aisles for the last round .... after passing this ten wheeler ...as I discounted it as Varney ....till taking a better look ...no Varney here ...
Scratch built or custom builder ..brass construction, Pittman DC 71 motor so post 1946...
Prototype built in 1915 by Baldwin ...ran till 1950 when it was " recycled".
Only other engine ( I've seen) for Louisiana & Arkansas is pictured in an Alexander catalog as an example of the custom work done.

To see the ten wheeler running please see link

https://youtu.be/bVzOG9VRHRY


Cheers Carey

[bob turner]

That is so neat! When I saw the MRR drawings of the Hustler and the ten-wheeler I wanted one!
Back then I did not have the skill but now I am getting close! When I get home I will add a few ten-wheelers to the collection.

[bob turner]

As soon as Carey posts on OGR I will bring a photo of his L&A ten-wheeler over here. Meantime, here is my first attempt at a ten-wheeler - it is a Harriman T32, but with a T31 road number (difference is the driver size mostly).

Power is by a tiny heart pump motor in the firebox. It probably won't pull more than five cars, but I don't care - the rest of my ten-wheeler fleet has tender drive setups, and will pull anything a Challenger will.