Elvas Tower: B&SR 6, 2Ft gauge locomotive - Elvas Tower

Bridgton & Saco River two-foot gauge Baldwin 2-4-4RT No. 6

Builder's #31827 55,650# Wt. 35" Drivers 11.5x14" Cylinders 180PSI 8,094# T.E. Vacuum brakes

The Bridgton & Saco River Railroad was a 21 mile-long two foot gauge common carrier built in 1882 and running between Bridgton Jct. on the Maine Central to Harrison, Maine, via Bridgton, Maine. It was abandoned in 1941.

The railroad had only eight locomotives over its lifetime, normally rostering only three or four at a time. No. 6 was built in 1907 and was a near copy of No. 5, a product of the Portland Company. B&SR No. 5, built in 1906, was the last engine Portland produced so when the B&SR wanted another engine, they took the Portland design to Baldwin. Since the master mechanics of the B&SR and the Sandy River were the Coswell Brothers, the Sandy River got a carbon copy of the 6 as their No. 16 - Quickly renumber 8 for the reorganized Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes RR.

No. 6 could steam! No. 6 could fly! And No. 6 could roll and pitch and oscillate. Her heavy weight combined with inside frames made her top heavy and not fun to ride. But she pulled the freight and steamed well doing it so too bad if the crews got seasick!

No. 6 was the first Baldwin owned by the B&SR and set the stage for future engine purchases from that company. After a long and busy life, the 6 was scrapped in 1938.

This model represents the 6 as it appeared in the 1920s, Largely Baldwin stock but now equipped with electric lights.

CREDITS AND THANK YOUS:
Engineer and Fireman shapes and textures (a.k.a. "Tom's Crews") are provided for use with this model and may not be copied, modified, and/or transferred to a different model for distribution. For information on adding "Tom's Crews" to models for distribution, contact Tom Werb ("Sandy River Tom") via personal message at ElvasTower.com

Cabviews also courtesy of Tom Werb, with modifications to depict this engine by Herb Kelsey

Whistle and bell sound provided by Herb Kelsey. All other sounds provided by Brandon Smith and used with his permission

I would like to thank Christian Schroeder for his nearly completed Bridgton and Saco River route which inspired Herb Kelsey to talk me into building the locomotive, Herb for his beta testing and setting the engine up to run in the sim, Tom Werb for his excellent crew and his knowledge of two-foot things in general and this locomotive specifically, Howard Saunders for his technical support and humor, and Brandon Smith for allowing us to use his excellent sound components.

INSTALLATION:

To install this locomotive download the zip file to the location of your choice and unzip it. Copy the B&SR_6 folder to your TRAINSET folder. Create a consist and off you go.

Enjoy!