Their road use consisted primarily of helper service in the Milwaukee Road's mountain sections. Firebox had combustion chamber and 105.5 sq ft (9.8 sq m) of thermic syphons, boiler had …

They were a refinement of the first North American Mallets, 0-6-6-0 engines built for the Baltimore & Ohio in 1904, with leading and trailing trucks to allow higher speeds in road service or as a …

Not a very pretty locomotive, but I guess it did the job. A bunch of these were later rebuilt into N-3s that lasted pretty much till the end of steam on the Milwaukee. They still looked pretty …

Sep 9, 2020 · My Milwaukee Road Mallet by Jim Waterman has finally arrived and I can't wait to run it on a SGMA layout! It's absolutely gorgeous and I am looking forward to the time that I …

These are locomotives of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, often referred to as the "Milwaukee Road". The Milwaukee was acquired by the Soo Line in 1985 and the Soo …

Jun 18, 2006 · The Mallet was a slow-speed engine intended for use on mountain grades or on heavy drag freights. Its design, with the articulated frame, permitted a powerful locomotive to …

Long before we started running trains on the Mt. Rainier Scenic RR out of Elbe, Washington, this former Milwaukee Road line was home to the large 2-6-6-2 Mallets operated by the …

Their versions evolved into very large road locomotives. With their smokebox-mounted air pumps, they looked quite impressive. Fortunately, two of these class H-6 C&O locomotives survive today.

My Milwaukee Road Mallet by Jim Waterman has finally arrived and I can't wait to run it on a SGMA layout! It's absolutely gorgeous and I am looking forward to the time that I can run an …

Created specifically to serve logging roads, the split-saddle tank Mallet handled the rough track and steep (4-8%) grades as well as a Shay, but was easier to maintain. And so flexible was …