Rebuilding A Mallet For The Bay Area

Howard Wise · **Posted:** Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:45 am

The Pacific Locomotive Association has begun the process of bringing our Clover Valley Lumber Co. 2-6-6-2 mallet up to FRA Part 230 standards. The boiler is being stripped in preparation for the Form 4 work and we have decided to actively seek donations toward the cost of the work. There is a link to a donation flier on the #4 main page at
http://plasteam.ncry.org/CVL4/index4.htm
or the direct link is
http://plasteam.ncry.org/CVL4/Clover%20 ... 121808.pdf
Any help is greatly appreciated.

Some of you may remember the number 4 under steam at Castro Point and we are all looking forward to seeing it working its way up Niles Canyon.

Thanks from the NCRY Steam Team.

Howard

robertmacdowell · **Posted:** Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:06 am

Very nice.

And correct me if I'm wrong, when completed won't this be the only four-cylinder articulated locomotive in steam in the U.S.?

Randolph R. Ruiz · **Posted:** Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:13 am

Do you mean compound?

Afboone · **Posted:** Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:37 am

Black Hills Central Railroad has Number 110 operational.

http://www.1880train.com/index.html

Dave · **Posted:** Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:00 am

Cripple Creek and Victor 0-4-4-0.

dave

jd johnson · **Joined:** Mon Aug 23, 2004 10:50 am **Posts:** 399

Don't forget UP 3985 as a four cylinder articulated locomotive.

There is also some miniature models that have the four cylinder articulated design. One is for sale on www.discoverlivesteam.com for $100,000. Even at just 16 inch gauge, this locomotive needs a large amount of real estate to operate properly.
Check it out.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Everyone,

JD Johnson, Morehead and North Fork Railroad Historian

Ed Kelley · **Posted:** Fri Dec 19, 2008 3:21 pm

jd johnson wrote:

Don't forget UP 3985 as a four cylinder articulated locomotive.

True -- but it's a simple Malley, not a compound like the 110 or 4.

softwerkslex · **Posted:** Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:06 pm

Technical specific: UP 3985 is a simple articulated, and a compound articulated is a Mallet.

jd johnson · **Joined:** Mon Aug 23, 2004 10:50 am **Posts:** 399

robertmacdowell wrote:
Very nice.

And correct me if I'm wrong, when completed won't this be the only four-cylinder articulated locomotive in steam in the U.S.?

He may have been asking about the compound/simple but it is un clear. Anyway, 3985 does have 4 cylinder sets and is an articulated locomotive, correct?

Maybe Robert can be more clear in his question.

Not trying to knit pick just want clarification.

JD Johnson, Morehead and North Fork Railroad Historian

Trevor Heath · **Posted:** Sun Dec 21, 2008 1:35 pm

"And correct me if I'm wrong, when completed won't this be the only four-cylinder articulated locomotive in steam in the U.S.?"

Let us not forget the 2-6-2 + 2-6-2 Beyer Garratt at Hempstead in Texas.

Four cylinders and "hinged" in TWO places!

TH