A VERTICAL BOILER ENGINE IN THE TRADITION OF EARLY LOGGING LOCOMOTIVES. THIS ENGINE, ALTHOUGH NOT FOLLOWING A PARTICULAR PROTOTYPE, EMULATES MANY EARLY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS THE FOUR WHEEL CLIMAX AND THE DUNKIRK, WHICH WAS NICKNAMED THE GRASSHOPPER. MANY VERSIONS WERE USED IN BACKWOODS OPERATIONS AND COBBLED FROM WHATEVER PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. NO TWO LOOKED ALIKE BUT THEY ALL DID WHAT WAS NEEDED; HAULING GOODS FOR THE BACKWOODS OF AMERICA. THESE LOCOMOTIVES CARRIED THE TIMBER AND THE MINE ORE THAT BUILT THIS COUNTRY.

THIS LIVE STEAM MODEL FEATURES A FOUR TO ONE CHAIN DRIVE POWERED BY A SINGLE CYLINDER OSCILLATING ENGINE. THE BOILER IS FIRED BY BUTANE WITH A CERAMIC BURNER. THE ALL METAL CHASSIS IS SURROUNDED BY AN OAK SUPERSTRUCTURE. INCLUDES A HAND SCULPTURED ENGINEER FROM HORSESHOE NAILS. BOILER PRESSURE IS 45 PSI, INCLUDES WATER GLASS, GOODALL TYPE REFILL VALVE. OSCILLATING ENGINE 3/8" BORE WITH FULL REVERSE. THIS LOCOMOTIVE IS CAPABLE OF CLIMBING STEEP GRADES WHILE PULLING A LONG CONSIST OF CARS AT A PROTOTYPICAL SPEED. THE WINNER OF IT'S CLASS AT DIAMONHEAD 2000 WEIGHT PULLING CONTEST! IT IS BUILT FOR UNLIMITED RUN TIME (AS LONG AS YOU REFILL BOILER AND FUEL).

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