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    THE FIREBRICK RR

    I can across this little narrow guage railroad in Elmer Sulzer book "Ghost Railroads of Kentucky".I was living in Lewis County Ky and was doing research on the Kinniconic & Freestone( later a branch of the C&O) as I was living along the old right of way..The village of Firebrick still exsist as a wide spot in the road.So,I did some research and found very little added information.I did find this.

    The Firebrick Railroad hauled fireclay from the head of the hollow to a transloading site.The fireclay was dug out of the hillside transported by rail dump cars to the processor where it was ground into powder and placed in barrels for shipment to brickyards.

    Now for the narrow gauage railroad.

    The information I have is that these locomotives was 30" gauge,saddle tankers and the drivers looked like wheels for a automobile.There was 4-6 of these engines operating.Why did the drivers look like automobile wheels? The track was made of logs! This railroad,according to my notes,operated 1880-1887.

    I thought I would share this with you as a oddity of NG..

    I may talk about my 2 favorite Kentucky NG railroads later. The Flemingsburg & Northern and the Licking Valley.

    Larry

    C&O FOR PROGRESS!
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    That's interisting Brakie! I've often seen geared locos on pole roads, thats what they call 'em when they use logs as the rails, but never thought they did it with rod lokies.

    Russ

    Moss Lake Lumber Co.
    Russ

    Moss Lake Lumber Co.

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    • #3
      Thanks Larry for sharring that.

      It would make an interesting spur. Does anyone have an idea on how to do it? id=size4> id=teal>

      Nelsonid=teal>

      P.S. Remember, be courteous to one another.

      id=teal>



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      • #4
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        That's interisting Brakie! I've often seen geared locos on pole roads, thats what they call 'em when they use logs as the rails, but never thought they did it with rod lokies.

        Russ

        Moss Lake Lumber Co.

        id=quote>id=quote> That's how come ol' Ep Shay dreamed up his lokey! His rod engine beat the heck out of his pole road, whereas the heavier loaded log cars didn't tear up the poles as bad.........So basically he mounted a marine steam engine on a flatcar, rigged it with the side gears that we all know and love, and presto! The Shay was born!

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        • #5
          Nelson,Do you recall the old AHM industrial narrow gauge trains that ran on N Scale track from the 60s? I think that may be a starting point for the Firebrick RR.

          The very few pictures I found was old and faded and under glass.These 0-4-0 had a small boiler and a large tank,the wheels(drivers) was connected by side rods like a Heisler.

          I did find one that looks awfully close to these engines see

          http://www.trainweb.org/gearedsteam/...addle_tank.jpg except the wheels as I stated look like wheels for automobiles according to the pictures and had link and pin pockets..The cars was the standard industrial side dump cars(looked like mine carts)the transfer cars look like trailers for speeders.The Lewis County Historical Society has the pictures and very little information.

          Larry

          C&O FOR PROGRESS!

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          • #6
            Looks like the Bachmann Porter would be a great place to stark an O scale loco.

            Catt Co-founder of The North American Rail Alliance

            & A purrvayer of possible actualities.
            Johnathan (Catt) Edwards

            100% Michigan made

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