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I&R Excursion Stars Part 1/3

Hello Hello welcome to another episode of The Huber Show I am your HOOOOST Mark Huber and today we are discussing the Iowa & Rambles Railroad Excursion Stars, being some of the most famed locomotives in the world! Second to the TMEP Steam Program. This pack contains 5 locomotives from a fusion of steam and steel, to compete with arising economy in it's early days, to icons of railroad history today! None the less, let's take a quick look at the Iowa & Rambles Steam Excursion Stars.



===HISTORY===



===I&R 5456===

Class: S-5
Type: Mikado 2 Cylinder Compound
Horsepower/Tractive Effort: 56,000lb, 4000HP
Built: September 19th, 1903
Special Arrangements: A Feedwater Heater on the top of the Smokebox
Delivered: September 20th, 1903
Revenue Service Life: 47 Years
Retirement: 1956
Excursion Service Start: 1965
Current Status: Operational
Locations Stored: Illinois Railroad Museum, I&R Ridge way Bay Roundhouse

===I&R 7868===

Class: I1sb
Type: 4-6-2 Pacific Watertube Boiler
Horsepower/Tractive Effort: 45,000lb 2,500HP
Built: September 23rd, 1910
Special Arrangements: Numberplate on Smokebox Door
Delivered: September 31st, 1910
Revenue Service Life: 34 years
Retirement: 1954
Excursion Service Start: 1971
Current Status: Static Display
Locations Stored: Kentucky Transportation Museum, I&R Bay Ridge Roundhouse

===I&R 3799===

Class: S-1b
Type: 4-12-2 Rambler 3 Cylinder Watertube Firebox
Horsepower/Tractive Effort: 108,000lb 5,000HP
Built: April 14th, 1922
Special Arrangements: Watertube Firebox
Delivered: April 15th, 1922
Revenue Service Life: 28 Years
Retirement: 1957
Excursion Service Start: 2001
Current Status: Storage
Locations Stored: Iowa Transportation Museum, I&R Bay Ridge Roundhouse, IRM Storage, long forgotton

===I&R 5684===

Class: T-1
Type: 4-8-4 Iowanian 2 Cylinder Compound
Horsepower/Tractive Effort:
Built: August 15th, 1940
Special Arrangements: Catland Flyer Text on Smoke Deflectors, and Mars Light
Delivered: August 16th, 1940
Revenue Service Life: 12 Years
Retirement: 1954
Excursion Service Start: 1982
Current Status: Operational
Locations Stored: St. Louis Transportation Museum, I&R Bay Ridge Roundhouse

===I&R 8786===

Class: L-9
Type: 4-8-4 Burney 2 Cylinder Compound
Horsepower/Tractive Effort: 92,000lb 4,000HP
Built: October 9th, 1938
Special Arrangements: Maroon and Yellow Paint, Meant for the Catland Flyer
Delivered: October 31st, 1938
Revenue Service Life: 16 Years
Retirement: 1956
Excursion Service Start: 1980
Current Status: Operational
Locations Stored: I&R Bay Ridge Roundhouse, Corona Park, NY


===CREDITS===

Thanks to CygnusOX for the FEF, Timken Four Aces, 9000 Class, and Berkshire Tender.
Thanks to Halton for the Mikado and Pacific.
Thanks to The Pennsylvainia Railfan for the Modifications to the Mikado and Pacific.


And with that, thank you so much to my Highball Speed Members, The Espee Fan, CBug519, CygnusOX, The Pennsylvainia Railfan, Radio, ArticTheFox, Cerberus, Pyro Tank, and Jeranios63 The 2nd.

This is Mark Huber, And I Fie you all a FOOOOOOND Farewell.