E O Hammill's Challenger pulling the City of Los Angeles

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Carey Williams
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E O Hammill's Challenger pulling the City of Los Angeles

Postby Carey Williams » Wed Oct 01, 2025 1:43 am

Hello all
Challenger Steam Engine built by E O Hammill of Portland OR.... completed June 1946 after 30 months of construction.
Challenger with a #4 K&D motor has no problem pulling 12 Pomona Valley City of Los Angeles passenger cars from 1940-41.
Engine and cars are 17/64ths scale for O gauge track .

I added 4 more City of Los Angeles Pomona Valley cars to the consist.. 12 passenger cars look like an anaconda racing around in the basement.

Please see link for video

https://youtu.be/VJ8njJfkIcY

Cheers Carey Williams
Last edited by Carey Williams on Wed Oct 01, 2025 1:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.

up148
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Re: E O Hammill's Challenger pulling the City of Los Angeles

Postby up148 » Wed Oct 01, 2025 8:51 am

That is a really long train and as you mentioned, the engine has no problem pulling it. Nice video and great build on that Challenger.


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