I recently received a copy of the new Hundman Publishing The Locomotive
Cyclopedia, Volume II. This, and volume I, are generic collections of a wide
range of steam locomotives, but the drawings and photos are quite good.
Volume I has an excellent section on the CB&Q M-4a 2-10-4.
In Volume II is a piece on Wabash G-1 2-6-2's, noting that 2-6-2's around the
country were "plug ugly." It also mentions that the Wabash loco was identical
to the CB&Q R-5s. The Wabash 2-6-2's were built by Baldwin in 1906 and Rogers
in 1907. The CB&Q R-5's were built by Baldwin in 1906 and Brooks in 1906 and
1907. Could the drawings of the Wabash G-1 be used to scratchbuild or kitbash
R-5's? Most of all, could we convince Walthers Life-Like or Bachmann to model
a 2-6-2 for CB&Q, Wabash, and possibly other roads, such as AT&SF and
Milwaukee? I realize that this is a unique engine, but it is quite small, and
a number lasted into the late 1940s and early 1950s on the Q.
- John Manion
Denver, CO
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