Chris,
I have a "sister" engine here in the form of a NP Pacific built by John
Kromhout. Well at least I did have, don't know where it is displayed or stored
just now. I also have a SOO Line Mike, Mountain and Pacific built by John and
a SOO Prairie built by Tom Lennon. John's engines were built to the old S
standard and the drivers are a bit course by today's standards. Still they
look good on display. I don't put them on the layout because it it 1963 and I
am afraid they would be towed away for scrap. Like your, each one is a hefty
hunk of metal.
John was a wonderful guy, I don't recall exactly how many SSL&S engines he
built, perhaps 50 or so. He was a craftsmen in his own way, very inventive in
how he created things. He was an early convert to Super Glue and was know to
all his Grandchildren for his ability to Super Glue anything. I expect Frank's
engines would have better slow speed action and smoothness but when John turned
on the welding power supply he used for track power, his big steam engines
would jump to life. He ran them hard and they pulled like crazy. Don't recall
John using homosote so his trains made a heck of a noise when running. John
was hard of hearing at the end, don't know if trains were responsible.
As I think back to my years in S, I have many wonderful memories that John was
a part of. Thanks Chris for bringing back these old memories.
Ken Zieska
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