American in Switzerland

bobyar2001 · **Posted:** Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:37 am

SNCF 141, operating earlier this month. North American, anyway, it might be one of the Canadian-built engines.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=163798

jasonsobczynski · **Posted:** Sat Nov 25, 2006 10:39 pm

Looks to have a very ALCO looking trailing truck and power revers gear. Could have been changed I know, but...

survivingworldsteam · **Posted:** Mon Nov 27, 2006 2:08 pm

Baldwin 72381/1946

-James Hefner
Hebrews 10:20a

Surviving World Steam Project

whodom · **Posted:** Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:27 pm

More info on the engine on DLM's website:

http://www.dlm-ag.ch/index2_nonjava-en.htm

(scroll down the page)

bobyar2001 · **Posted:** Wed Nov 29, 2006 8:14 am

Also, on that page, check out the newly-forged crank axle for the 241 (4-8-2). Once common, but an impressive piece of work for these times, when all we make is computer chips and trinkets.

whodom · **Posted:** Wed Nov 29, 2006 8:26 pm

Yea, that is a pretty impressive piece of metal working.

Hopefully one day in the near future, we'll be seeing an announcement there about 10 new narrow gauge steamers being constructed for Germany (or maybe even the U.S.)!