Elvas Tower: NP L-9 0-6-0 #1070 and FIX for 1064 - Elvas Tower

MSTS NORTHERN PACIFIC CLASS L-9 0-6-0 No. 1070
INCLUDES A SOUND FIX FOR NP L-9 1064!
!!**VERY-HIGH DETAIL**!!
MODEL MESHES BY TIM MUIR
TEXTURES BY TIM MUIR, WAYNE CAMPBELL ( SOLID WHEEL FACES) AND CGTEXTURES.COM (weathering and fire source materials).
Coupler and oil can textures originally from Steve Thompson.
Original coupler mesh by Jeff Link, modified by Tim Muir.
Additional crew member meshes and their original textures by Tom Werb.

Prototype's General Background.

This model represents one of the Northern Pacific's 95-strong fleet of Class L-9 type switching locomotives (1040-1134).
The first batch of L-9's, 1040-1049, were built by ALCO's Manchester Works in 1906 and had the Main rod connected to the middle drivers. The rest of the class had the main rod connected to the back drivers. Baldwin built the next batch, 1050-1064; ALCO's Manchester Works 1065-1074; Baldwin the next, 1075-1084; ALCO Dickson Works, 1085-1109; ALCO Pittsburgh Works, 1110-1124 in 1910; and Baldwin the last batch, 1125-1134, 1910.

Number 1070 was built by American Locomotive Works in 1907. These were the most numerous and longest-lived class of switchers on the NP, lasting until 1958. They had 51" drivers, 20"x26" bore and stroke and set to operate at 180lbs boiler pressure. They had 31,200 lbs of tractive effort. Total weight on drivers was 149,500 lbs.

This model is very high in polygons, 29,030 to be exact. It runs fine in MSTS and ORTS.

Extract folders to TRAINSET folder, build a consist and go. The roof vents operate with the mirror command, Ctrl+NumPad8.

I wish to thank the following folks for their assistance along the way:

Steve Thompson, for supplying invaluable high quality photographs from his collection, information and anecdotes from his late father, Frank, testing and further input. Also the bell .wav files from NP A-1 #2626.
Allen Norten, original driver tire part, general help, support and technical assistance.
Jim Bebenroth, for testing and suggestions.
Derek Miller, for testing, tweaking 1064's engine files and making .sds and sound adjustments. Also for his suggestions on various aspects of the model.
Tom Werb, for permission and the use of his crew member files.
Dave Nelson for other high-resolution photos.
Herb Kelsey, for testing and valuable information.
Jeff(aka Shay 5), for the .wav file of the whistle from L-9 #1070, which resides on the Lake Whatcom Railway, in Washington State - http://www.lakewhatcomrailway.com/


The follwing publications were used for research and photographic materials:

"Classic Steam Era" by Schrenk & Frey, Hundman Publishing, 1997.
"Northern Pacific Steam Locomotive Erecting Drawings", From the Robert Hundman Collection, CD, Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association.