Locomotive number: 618
Road of Origin: Union Pacific
Prototype: Baldwin(?) Union Pacific 2-8-0 #618 (Retired 1957)
Series: Bachman Spectrum
Status: Not in Service (maintenance)
The first steam locomotive on the RRR, No. 618 arrived having recently been overhauled and meeting all specifications for restored operational steam. However, problems arose when it was discovered the tender was not constructed properly and as such tended to derail when too much load was put behind it, unless significantly more weight than should have been necessary was attached directly to the tender. Currently out of service while attempts to modify the tender to run normally are undertaken, though with the state of the railroad itself being overhauled this has taken lower priority.
Note: As a Spectrum engine, this is the only locomotive with DCC (though it can run on DC like every other engine). However, despite all its doodads and whatnot, the tender simply doesn't have enough weight to really be reliable without putting a 1/2" socket wrench head in the coal bin to keep it on the rails.
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