TM VGN

TM VGN

In April of 1953, Fairbanks-Morse release the H24-66 Trainmaster, described by FM as 'The most useful locomotive ever built'. It featured a 12 cylinder, 2 cycle, 2400 HP Opposed-Piston engine (2 pistons per cylinder). It could carry 1800 gallons of fuel in its main tank, and had two additional tanks, one 1000 gallons, the other 1400 gallons, which could be used for fuel or for train heating water on steam generator equipped units. It had 4 sandboxes, holding 24 cubic feet of sand each. These represented increases of between 50 and 200 percent the capabilities of other road switchers of the era. It could produce enough steam to heat 15 passenger cars in 0 degree weather. Due to its single-equalized, six wheel trucks, it could deliver 32% of its total weight in tractive effort. All together 107 units were produced, purchased by 10 different railroads. The units were exceptionally large for the era, measuring 66 feet long and 15 feet high, with a distinctive sound produced by their opposed-piston engines. Shortly after production, FM ceased production of locomotives. Today the only surviving Trainmaster can be found in Canadian Rail Museum in Toronto.

Author: Jeff Barr

TM VGN
• config.txt 6.53KB
tm_vgn_alpha_numbers
alphanumber_0.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_1.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_2.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_3.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_4.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_5.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_6.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_7.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_8.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_9.tga 4.04KB
tm_vgn_art
art_512.tga 1.00MB
art_icon.tga 32.04KB
tm_vgn_art_512.texture.txt 61 bytes
tm_vgn_art_icon.texture.txt 63 bytes
tm_vgn_body
coupler.bmp 3.05KB
coupler.texture.txt 30 bytes
digit_5.texture.txt 30 bytes
digit_5.tga 1.04KB
digit_6.texture.txt 30 bytes
digit_6.tga 1.04KB
engine.texture.txt 29 bytes
engine.tga 96.04KB
env_metal.bmp 12.05KB
env_metal.texture.txt 32 bytes
fan
anim.kin 2.24KB
coupler.bmp 3.05KB
coupler.texture.txt 30 bytes
fan.im 5.20KB
fm.texture.txt 25 bytes
fm.tga 768.04KB
green.texture.txt 28 bytes
green.tga 3.04KB
grill-grill.texture.txt 45 bytes
grill.tga 32.04KB
night
fm.texture.txt 25 bytes
fm.tga 768.04KB
night.im 7.95KB
windows.texture.txt 30 bytes
windows.tga 6.02KB
tm_vgn_body.im 392.83KB
undercarriage-undercarriage.texture.txt 61 bytes
undercarriage.tga 4.04KB
white.texture.txt 28 bytes
white.tga 3.04KB
windows.texture.txt 30 bytes
windows.tga 6.02KB
yellow.texture.txt 29 bytes
yellow.tga 3.04KB
tm_vgn_shadow
black.texture.txt 28 bytes
black.tga 1.28KB
tm_vgn_shadow.im 68.96KB