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: My wife and I were on vacation and as usual, hit the used bookstores. I picked up a May/June 1978 Engineers & Engines magazine that had an article about Paul Reithmaier. I have seen pictures of his 4-8-4 before at the old Wabash club in Lafayette Indiana in the 50's. It was an interesting article and mentioned that he was going to build an amusement ride for children when he moved back to Germany. He did so in 1963 and apparently did build a 3/4" high line for the kids to ride on. For this track, he built two 3/4" 4 -8-4's and a 3/4" electric 2-8-2 that he could use on short notice to give rides. The article said he was 84 at the time of the article. | : My wife and I were on vacation and as usual, hit the used bookstores. I picked up a May/June 1978 Engineers & Engines magazine that had an article about Paul Reithmaier. I have seen pictures of his 4-8-4 before at the old Wabash club in Lafayette Indiana in the 50's. It was an interesting article and mentioned that he was going to build an amusement ride for children when he moved back to Germany. He did so in 1963 and apparently did build a 3/4" high line for the kids to ride on. For this track, he built two 3/4" 4 -8-4's and a 3/4" electric 2-8-2 that he could use on short notice to give rides. The article said he was 84 at the time of the article. | ||
: The 2-8-4 is mentioned in this article. It said that he built his second Hudson in 1945 and patterned it off of the first one he made in 1927. This second Hudson, #10, was later rebuilt as a 2-8-4 and sold to a member of the Lafayette club. | |||
: As for the Atlantic, it said his #8 engine was an Atlantic built between 1927 and 1930. It has 6" diameter drive wheels. The article states that it is on its third boiler and is still running (1978). His other Atlantic, #13, was built during 1959/1960 and was built with slide valves. | |||
: In 1970/ 1971, he built another Atlantic, named "Hiawatha". He was 78 years old at the time and went on to build one more engine. | |||
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Tidbits from Chaski
Posted by Steve Bratina, 8 Oct 2009:
- My wife and I were on vacation and as usual, hit the used bookstores. I picked up a May/June 1978 Engineers & Engines magazine that had an article about Paul Reithmaier. I have seen pictures of his 4-8-4 before at the old Wabash club in Lafayette Indiana in the 50's. It was an interesting article and mentioned that he was going to build an amusement ride for children when he moved back to Germany. He did so in 1963 and apparently did build a 3/4" high line for the kids to ride on. For this track, he built two 3/4" 4 -8-4's and a 3/4" electric 2-8-2 that he could use on short notice to give rides. The article said he was 84 at the time of the article.
- The 2-8-4 is mentioned in this article. It said that he built his second Hudson in 1945 and patterned it off of the first one he made in 1927. This second Hudson, #10, was later rebuilt as a 2-8-4 and sold to a member of the Lafayette club.
- As for the Atlantic, it said his #8 engine was an Atlantic built between 1927 and 1930. It has 6" diameter drive wheels. The article states that it is on its third boiler and is still running (1978). His other Atlantic, #13, was built during 1959/1960 and was built with slide valves.
- In 1970/ 1971, he built another Atlantic, named "Hiawatha". He was 78 years old at the time and went on to build one more engine.