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Very Loosely based on a 12-28e 1/4 I found on devianart from vincentberkan

Technical Data Sheet: Baldwin 16-28e 1/4 “Pocket Northern”

Feature
Specification
Gauge
Available in: 3' , or 4'8 1/2"
Driver Diameter
54"
Locomotive Height
12' 10"
Locomotive Width
9' 0"
Locomotive Length (engine)
44’ 6”
Locomotive Length (combined
68' 4" [Locomotive & Tender]

Feature
Specification
Locomotive Weight (Working Order)
188,000 lbs
Weight on drivers
116,000 lbs
Weight on truck (front)
34,000 lbs
Weight on truck (rear)
38,000 lbs
Tender Weight (Loaded)
115,000 lbs
Total Weight (Engine & Tender)
303,000 lbs
Water Capacity
5,500 US Gallons
Fuel Capacity (Coal)
10 Tons

Feature
Specification
Grate Area
42.5 sq ft
Total Heating Surface
2,850 sq ft
Operating Pressure
250 psi
Cylinder Bore
17"
Cylinder Stroke
25,5"
Tractive Effort (Main)
29,000 lb/f
Tractive Effort (Booster)
9,500 lb/f
Total Tractive Effort
38,500 lb/f
Factor of Adhesion
4.00

I decided to kitbash a center cab streamliner using the body of an f7 b unit, the front casing of a Hiawatha, and the cab of an Alco PA-1

Never should have closed it IMHO.

I wanted to give myself the challenge to turn a roller coaster into a reasonable track design. It took a lots of adaptation to keep it realistic as the original coaster has 22 turns and 32 track crossovers. This has 12 turns and zero crossovers. Length 3 miles, Main straight 0.5 miles.