Thinking Small (Part 1)

A Central Vermont Railway class M-3-a Consolidation #455 near completion. A number of things have transpired over the past week that have made me rethink my approach to the hobby. All positive, and starting with this image. I'll detail more thoughts on it with a future post.

In the meantime, this is a nice running engine that makes up for the failure of my first go at a consolidation. Pulls great, decent speed, moderately durable. I think I want an Elesco version as well.

Centennial 1951

"Mrs. Harmon, wife of the Norwich President, lowers a floral curtain to christen the Central Vermont Railway Locomotive No. 700 as 'Norwich University.'  With Mrs. Harmon is Maynard A. Metcalf, Vice President, Central Vermont-Canadian National Railways, who presented the locomotive to Mrs. Harmon for christening.  It is the first time in U.S. railroad history that a steam locomotive has carried the name of an institution of higher learning."


 --Norwich Record, November 2, 1951, p28.

Mountain WIP