Inspired by the Burlington Bulletin nr 45 "Modern Americans" I started out with a real "Basket case" that I found in a box full of old Rivarossi parts and a mostly complete "Genoa" at a railway fair. The engine still has its original gear box, but I changed the old motor for a new Mashima with a small flywheel. The smokebox is prolonged, a more correct smoke stack is made from a part of a pen. The tender is raised as the prototype for extended capacity. On the original Rivarossi there is only pick ups on the drive wheels, I added electrical pick ups on the tender to. CB&Q called this type A1 with it's old wagon top boiler. With a sound decoder this engine goes remarkably well. Since this project is still in the works everything in the picture is loosely fitted and parts are still missing.
