Not the same Plymouth

[59bisquik]

Saw this old switching locomotive on a truck yesterday on I-5. Looks like there used to be a Plymouth Locomotive Works. Thought I might share even though it wasn't the same Plymouth we all think of.

[Plymouthy Adams]

folks may wish to read this.....we had another of these engines posted some time back....very interesting...there are also Plymouth 8 day clocks out there...

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Locomotive_Works

[falconvan]

Far out

[JerseyHarold]

There is a railroad museum in a state park near us that has an operable Plymouth locomotive in their collection.

[Los_Control]

Looks like 4 lug wheels, might want to upgrade before installing a v8 

 

[Frank Elder]

Also a 1934 plymouth tractor with a hercules 4 banger, not a chrysler product...later became Silver King. Sued by Plymouth and forced to drop the name.

 

[Frank Elder]

Can you imagine the Sun burn from the reflection of an all silver tractor.......?

[Los_Control]

Just think how cool you would look, big and littles,  Full fenders .... I bet @HotRodTractor be wanting one of these 

 

Edited October 9, 2019 by Los_Control

[HotRodTractor]

2 hours ago, Los_Control said:

Just think how cool you would look, big and littles,  Full fenders .... I bet @HotRodTractor be wanting one of these 

 

You know me well!

 

I do want to add a Silver King or a Plymouth to my collection. First - though I want to add an actual Chrysler powered tractor to my collection. I have one I am going to look at on Saturday actually..... I was already planning on taking a lot of pictures because I am sure many people have never seen a WWII surplus Chrysler powered tractor before - this one has a 230ci engine, fluid drive, 5 speed??? truck trans (what I have been told), a 2:1 gearbox that was tank surplus, and a truck rear axle with planetary gearboxes on the ends.

[Dan Hiebert]

The Wiscasset, Waterville, & Farmington Railway Museum in Alna, ME has a 2ft. gauge Plymouth "diesel/hydraulic" locomotive in their collection that dose the brunt of their heavy work.  Apparently, 2ft. narrow gauge railroads were a thing in Maine until WW2, there are still 3 of them operating as tourist destinations. 

[pflaming]

On 10/13/2019 at 2:45 PM, Dan Hiebert said:

there are still 3 of them operating as tourist destinations

where are those narrow tracks? 

[Dan Hiebert]

The one I mentioned is about 1/2 way between Alna and Wiscasset, not quite 5 miles northeast of Wiscasset.  The Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad is in Phillips, and the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum is on the Casco Bay waterfront in Portland, next to the ferry terminal.