Nice little Porter

[thegrindre]

I couldn't resist, this is a beautiful little Porter, IMO.

[nwhitney]

Wonder what they used the winch for?
Norm

[thegrindre]

It would certainly be quite the utility engine. Re-railing a log car or any other light piece of rolling stock. Log skidding or used as a second donkey engine. Loading smaller logs. How about re-railing a mining car?

[Pencil]

Maybe to run a small portable sawmill? Nice engine!

[stealthsteam]

Something like this!
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj31 ... _00021.jpg
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj31 ... _00020.jpg

Sorry for the poor quality!

Brandon

[nwhitney]

Those are some great pics. Got any more?
Norm

[stealthsteam]

Heres the others! These where taken with my better of the two phones. The only problem with the California rail museum is th poor lighting!
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj31 ... _00017.jpg
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj31 ... _00016.jpg
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj31 ... _00015.jpg
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj31 ... _00014.jpg
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj31 ... _00013.jpg
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj31 ... _00011.jpg
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj31 ... _00010.jpg

I have more pics of the 0-6-0 because I plan to make one with a sloping tender and one wit a tank shaped tender!

Brandon

[nwhitney]

Nice, but I meant of the Porter and/or the logging layout Gave me some ideas for my layout.
Norm

[stealthsteam]

Unfortunately that is all it is! It is just a curve that comes from nowhere and goes knower. As you can see in the second pic the second car is not completely there.
I wish I got pics of the other small displays they had in different scales.
It is just a small display that they have for the model railroad stuff! I think it looks great and would like to see more but they didn't make a layout out of it!

Brandon

[Pencil]

The combination of log-handling machinery and locomotive was known as a "gypsy." The gypsy-rigged locomotive was almost exclusively used in the redwood region; although the last one was used in Oregon pine forests in WWII (source: Logging Railroad of the West).

[nwhitney]

Interesting tidbit of information. I like how they're using the winch on the loco to pull the log to the car. Eliminates the need for a boom type loading device.
Norm

[thegrindre]

For those interested in more info;
http://www.gearedsteam.com/other/bear_h ... rbor_1.htm

Oh, and Dolbeer was the inverter of this thing, too, btw.