Transport Fever 2 - B&O Thatcher Perkins 4-6-0 Pack
Some were done from me.. and I’m sure you can see the difference between Skeet’s amazing screens vs my not as amazing.
Welcome back folks to the next 1800’s steam locomotive line up!
The Baltimore & Ohio Thatcher Perkins 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" Steam Locomotive!
Built at the B&O’s Mount Clare Shops in 1863. An excerpt from the B&O Museum below.
"In 1853, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad built its first "Ten Wheeler" locomotives to tackle the tough mountain grades in what is now West Virginia. A decade later, this locomotive type was needed to meet the demand caused by the Civil War and increased passenger traffic on the B&O. The No. 147 was part of the first series of "Ten Wheelers" designed by Master of Machinery, Thatcher Perkins, in 1863. After moving Union troops during the war, the versatile No. 147 continued to pull both passenger and freight trains."
The locomotive didn’t get the name "Thatcher Perkins" until 1927 at the Fair of the Iron Horse Centennial Celebration. Where they named it after the master machinist.
So what in the box?
9 different road numbers. 2 of the road numbers are based on historical locomotives. The others well, they are made to run with the different smoke stacks I made for the pack.
Numbers-
-113 – Recolorable
-117
-132 – Recolorable
-147
-156 – Recolorable
-164 – Recolorable
-178 – Recolorable
-189 – Recolorable
-916 – Recolorable -(there is a reason for this number)
– Except for 117 and 147, the rest have different smoke stacks!
-Model Citizen Couplers
-Sounds by MrCheesecake
-2 additional LOD’s
– Several different camera angles
-Stats
Date of Appearance – 1863
Weight – 90,700 Lbs / 45 tons
Horsepower – 954HP
Tractive Effort – 10,350 Lbs
Whats To Come?
Well now that I got the Thatcher Perkins Done… I had fun doing this one. Been looking forward to it a lot since doing the whole SD series. Coming up super soon is the B&O Pot Hoppers. Get some more 1800’s rolling stock added in. From there the Union Pacific 4-4-0 119. I feel that needs some representation! Then to some additional rolling stock for the 1800’s!
Credits:Neighbor Kid
