Lindy Knight

Ken Shattock writes:

The late Linwood "Lindy" Knight lived in Saco, Maine for many years and was a real craftsman when it came to building scale models of Live Steam locomotives. We'll start this look back with an early peek at a young Lindy and his famous locomotive and then go from there.

Also from Ken:

Many years ago, the late Carl Purinton of Boxford, MA told me about "Lindy Knight" from the state of Maine who built a beautiful 4-8-8-4 in 3 1/2 gauge. Carl said the locomotive was a beautiful piece of work and had "spring rigging" like the prototype "Big Boys". However, Carl also said that you could NOT lift the engine or "the pieces would fall out".

Jim Kreider writes:

Lindy called me 364 days after he started machining his first parts for the Berkshire. He held the phone up to the exhaust stand and you could hear the engine running and chuffing on air. He numbered his Berkshire #780 because he said that would have been NKP's next Berkshire.

If I remember correctly, Lindy ran a lawn mower repair business from which he had pretty much retired from when he built the Berkshire.

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  "Lindy" Knight and his famous 3/4" scale, UP 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy". Photo provided by Ken Shattock.

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  Lindy Knight liked Pennsy locomotives. Here they are. Two K6's and a K4. Photo provided by Ken Shattock.

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  Lindy Knight on his Pennsy K4. Photo provided by Ken Shattock.

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  Lindy Knight with his beautiful Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 Berkshire. Photo provided by Ken Shattock.

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  Bernie Grow posted this old photo on the MLS forum. No date but it's on one of the NELS ground tracks with a seating platform on the tender.

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  Lindy Knight's Big Boy on the service siding at Montreal, just before the rain came.

Lindy's "Big Boy" can be seen in operation in Volume I of The Films of Carl Purinton.

References

• "The many creations of "Lindy" Knight...", Chaski.org
• "Lindy Knight's 3/4" scale, 3 1/2 gauge 4-8-8-4", Chaski.org