Train - Locomotive - A real workhorse 1868 - Side by Side
by Mike Savad
Title
Train - Locomotive - A real workhorse 1868 - Side by Side
Artist
Mike Savad
Medium
Photograph - Colorized Photo
Description
Colorized photo from 1868
Original title: Pony Engine. Engine number 3 of the Union Pacific Railroad
Photographer: Andrew Russell
Location: Unknown
I found quite a few of these mini loco's, and most of them were all black, with a bit of red or white trim. Yet others I found were very colorful and interesting looking. I also read that they would use old locomotives insstead. that being said, i wanted to have some color, but not over the top because i don't think it had a ton of paint, i just went where the variations took me.
This small locomotive is known as a switcher, shunter, yard piolt, yard goat or shifter. It's primary purpose was to shuttle trains around a yard, which is known as switching (US) or shunting (UK). Their main purpose was to assemble a train, attaching all the box cars together. They couldn't take them for a long ride however.
That said, they did sometimes run errands between stations as they were the only mode of transportation they had. They also used these for quick excursion train rides. These little ponies were often built for this one purpose, however sometimes, an old locomotive may be downgraded to serve this task. being relatively low-powered but with a high starting tractive effort for getting heavy cars rolling quickly. Switchers are geared to produce high torque but are restricted to low top speeds and have small diameter driving wheels. Switchers are analogous to tugboats.
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