This engine house is based upon C&NW prototype practices. I used information from the book "Locomotive Facilities C&NW and CStPM&O" by A. Joseph Follmar. The model is constructed from basswood b&b siding, the windows are modified Grandt castings. The interior is lined with brick between the studs as was the prototype practice. Doors are built up from styrene. Now that I have a place for the engine to be protected from the elements I needed a way to load the tender with coal.
This coal loader is patterned after the DSS&A loader at Michigamme Michigan. Plans and a photo were presented in "The Soo" Fall 2011 issue (Vol 35, No 4). I need to find the right materials to build the buckets and of course it needs to be heavily weathered with coal dust. Little did I realize 51 years ago when I took apart a watch and saved the parts that they would find there way to this model!
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