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Title: Narrow gauge Caterpillar
Post by: Barney on May 13, 2014, 10:25:50 AM
Cannot find it anywhere an article on a Caterpillar converted to a narrow gauge engine was it on the forum
Barney
Title: Re: Narrow gauge Caterpillar
Post by: Chuck Doan on May 13, 2014, 11:47:24 AM
Photo was in :

Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California Vol. 2: The Southern Roads by David F. Myrick

I saw it in Google books I think.
Title: Re: Narrow gauge Caterpillar
Post by: mad gerald on May 13, 2014, 11:50:20 AM
Barney,

Quote from: Barney on May 13, 2014, 10:25:50 AM
Cannot find it anywhere an article on a Caterpillar converted to a narrow gauge engine was it on the forum
not quite sure if you were thinking about my  CAT-style forklift truck on rails (http://www.finescalerr.com/smf/index.php?topic=2055.0) ... or if you were thinking about a REAL caterpillar which had been converted to a REAL narrow gauge engine (don't remeber that) ...

Cheers

EDIT: oops, seems Chuck found the right one while I was typing?!
Title: Re: Narrow gauge Caterpillar
Post by: NORCALLOGGER on May 13, 2014, 04:16:04 PM
OK, so what am I missing?
The only thing I remember from Myrick's #2 is an aborted attempt to install a Holt (60?) engine in an old worn out  standard gauge 4-6-0 by the Ludlow and Southern.
Rick
Title: Re: Narrow gauge Caterpillar
Post by: Chuck Doan on May 13, 2014, 07:41:26 PM
That's the one I was thinking of.
Title: Re: Narrow gauge Caterpillar
Post by: Barney on May 14, 2014, 06:17:39 AM
As my wife said "you never look" and then said have you looked in your Caterpillar books so panic over - Gerald yes it is the big type of Cat and thanks Chuck for the book info'
Barney 
Title: Re: Narrow gauge Caterpillar
Post by: mad gerald on May 14, 2014, 06:42:43 AM
... look what I found ...  ;D

http://www.freerails.com/gallery/589/589_252041_030000000.jpg (http://www.freerails.com/gallery/589/589_252041_030000000.jpg)