BS&T Times – Oct. 25, 1956
After going through a long and exhaustive tendering (no pun intended) process, BS&T management has purchased an old CP 0-8-0 steam locomotive for excursion passenger service. Management has, in addition, purchased 4 coaches for this new train. The engine has recently undergone a boiler inspection and will soon be in service, when demand for the service (operators) exists.
Engineer Billie Tate says, “She sure is a beaut! She looks like she just came out of the builder’s shop!” I’m sure that won’t last long after she goes into service.
(Editor’s note: The loco is a Proto 2000 Heritage Steam o-8-o, and it really is a very nice looking engine. A sound decoder has been requested from Santa)
Scott
Hi Scott
Yes the proto o-8-o’s are every nice indeed. I have a CN version that I bought when the first run came out 7 years ago. The only issue was that it didnt have the tender pick-up and often hesitated on switches. Later models did have the tender pick-up, and I was able to buy just a undecorated tender, and then swapped out the CN tender body on the old one and put it on the new one. After that it ran fantastic. Have fun.
Wayne
I suspect mine is the version without pickup in the tender as well. I’ll have to look for a replacement tender then. I find it also shorts on quite a few turnouts that my diesels do not. I’ll have to check the wheel gauge.
The only other complaint I have is that it is not very powerful. It cannot pull the 4 coaches up my hill, but then again neither could Derwin’s Bachmann 0-8-0. The train will need to be split into sections, or get the helper out.
I have just 3 just like it. In fact I have the exact one you have pictured as well. They run great!!
Hey Daryl! Yes they run very well. But they are gutless. Have you ever opened the boiler to see if there’s room to add weight?