JSSX 813

At the top of the blog, the header photo for the month of August is a view of JSSX 813 as it's about to run under the Gratiot Avenue bridge. 813 has of course been seen a great many times  before, but here it is again anyway.  It's my favourite locomotive here, and always seems to get noticed by visitors as well.

The blog header photo

Outside of the shop

And another view

Here's a look at the locomotive that inspired my 813 on the JSSX, the Sequatchie Valley (SQVR) 345.  I liked that the locomotive really looked like a hard working machine.

This is the Randy Davis photo, taken in 2011, that inspired me to paint the 813. I read that it had been previously been owned by the Penn Central.

I omitted those giant numbers because I didn't want them to detract from the overall weathering.  Notice the reporting marks placed on the narrow black band which is overtop of a dark grey patch below the window.  On my 813, I never did add the spark arrestors, or maybe they're just covers over the exhaust vents.

Below is a picture of SQVR 345 working on the Walking Horse and Eastern RR. in 2019.

This photo is credited to Reed Reding in Shelbyville, TN. in 2019. I cropped the photo down so it would fit a little better fit here.  I must say though, "Walking Horse and Eastern" strikes me as a great name for a railroad !

So, for some reason, now the 345 has been repainted.  And I'm not too thrilled about the new look. I certainly won't be repainting my 813 any time soon.

This is the repainted SQVR 345 on the Caney Fork & Western, Read Reding having taken the photo just about a month ago.

Thanks for checking in.  Everybody have a good week, and do some model railroading.  My intention here will be to work on that AIMX gondola I showed last week.