My post about the engine lead buildings prompted me to pull #10 out of the roundhouse, where it’s been languishing since giving up its decoder to #622 some years ago. This was the first time I’d ever seen #10 next to #1120, and the difference in size was so stark, I wanted to share it.
While we know Brooks built #1120 in 1890, we know almost nothing about the origins of #10. The one thing we do know is that crosshead yokes of this style were no longer manufactured after about 1854. So there are about 40 years of engine development between these two locomotives. They certainly got bigger over those 40 years, but most of the details changed very little.
Now that I have #1120 running, I am fairly sure I can get #10 running as nicely. However, that will not be until later next year at the earliest. Until then, I will push #10 back into the roundhouse to rest some more.
Pembroke:87 