Thought I would jump in here with some trivia. This is SP trivia of course:teeth:. Heres the question... What is the name of the platform behind the smoke box between the tender on a Cab Forward?
One of my favorite locomotives at the Sacramento RR Museum is the Cab-Forward. The size of it always amazes me. Truely a work of art in engineering.
Follow up trivia - why's it called a "Monkey Deck?" I find the term a lot in reference to boats, but no mention of it's origins. Any takers? -Mike
Funny story JD, I was out to Sacramento visiting friends and went to see the Cab Forward. I looked at it setting there with the tender on the front end and said" what kind of museum would place a steam engine back wards for display" then I came to my train senses and tried to back pedal my way to the door. :embarassed: :zip:
Here's a little trivia for ya: What Class 1 railroad (which later became a subsidiary of another Class 1) got its start as a narrow-gauge line NOT in Colorado, and what was its original name?
The St. Louis ~ Southwestern (Cotton Belt) was originally called the Texas & St. Louis and built to 3 ft. guage. It was part of the 3 ft. gauge route from Toledo, Ohio, to Waco, Texas in the 1870's.
This is true. Later, after the decision was made to go to standard gauge, the entire railroad was changed over in 24 hours. That took a little planning! BTW, the other narrow gauge railroad up north that connected with SSW was the Nickel Plate? Something like that you wouldn't expect, IMHO. Now there's a good excuse for pool power! :thumbs_up:
Flash, the Texas & St. Louis connected by carfloat across the Mississippi with the Cairo & St. Louis,which in turn connected with the Toledo, Cincinnati & St. Louis, better known as the "Clover Leaf Route". It was purchased by the New York, Chicago & St. Louis (Nickel Plate) in 1923. :cat:
