Railroad Pony
Member
Need a little assist. Does anyone know the length or can measure the Annie from the center of the pilot wheels to the last tender wheel? I'm in the early stages of designing a turntable and all my Annies are in storage. TIA.
Annie length
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Iron Horseman
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Hmmm, mine too, and storage is 2 hours away. How exact does the measure need to be? Could we extrapolate from a photo by counting ties?
Looks like 22.5 LGB ties worth from center of pilot to last wheel of rear tender, or slightly longer than 24 ties from front pilot wheel to last tender wheel. Why would a turntable be shorter than total longest wheel base? Hanging the front wheels off?
D&J RailRoad
Professor of HO
Is this an Annie?
I have this G scale as decore on my kitchen cupboard overhead.
I have this G scale as decore on my kitchen cupboard overhead.
Railroad Pony
Member
Usually, turntables are a bit longer than the longest engine the R.R. owns, but there are times a new, longer class arrives and might be a bit longer than the turntable. One R.R. had that problem. They made a device that picked the front axle of the lead truck a few inches and suspended it on the trip around the T.T.
Railroad Pony
Member
No. Thats a regular Big Hauler. They're the same length.
Railroad Pony
Member
That's what I was looking for. Now I can plan out my turntable. 25.25 inches wheelbase.
Iron Horseman
Well-Known Member
The easiest rule of thumb to tell an Annie is that they have metal main drive rods, side rods, and valve gear. A few Big Haulers have metal and can deceive, but they are so rare it is a pretty good rule.
Railroad Pony
Member
That and a ton of extra piping and details the B.H. engines don't have.
