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This thing screams Shady Valley/Rio Grande more than 491

What version of the song is this? I can’t find it anywhere.

I have to say, this is one of very few locomotives that have genuinely frightened me. Great work.

The doghouse tender behind an EBT mike is something I didn't know I needed.

nah that thing can just go: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

I love this design so much, it’s impractical only from a cosmetic standpoint but functionally it would probably work in real life

yeessss! more oversized over powered narrow gauge!!!

I was wondering does the shady valley do fast frieghts at something like 25-35 mph?

WHAT IS WRIGHT ON!? I WANT SOME But In all seriousness, this is awesome

I love when railroads have obscenely and unnecessarily large bankers for seemingly no reason. Considering the fact that 3 mikados could do the same as 1 mikado and this, it seems like a very large financial mistake. Oh yeah, HOW DID THEY AFFORD THIS?

The cursed narrow gauge Super Erie L-1 with more trailing trucks

This, and all of your other models are very well made! You could make serious cash with them being payware! How about your own website for that?

Big machine, pain horn.

Ah yes, my favorite autistic fatass of a locomotive.

the steam siren is nesscery for warning other trains that there train is about to be totated

Whistle: *(blew regularly)📣 Barracuda: *(SIREN SCREAM LIKE A BANSHEE’)‼️

I love this -

the Steam Siren reminds me of the SS Shieldhall's Siren. pretty sick non the less but the horror of hearing it blare. especially at night.

Dang a steam siren on a steam locomotive and it’s a narrow gauge camelback. This is certainly a really unique locomotive ever made for Trainz. Nice work

Yes, I'd like to order a doven for my line.

Man, that end bit with the Ol' 97 consists through the years is just so...incredible. Awesome to see how far you've come!

First Winchester, then Laurel Creek, and now this thing!? how many ideas for my HO scale narrow gauge are you going to give me!? Edit: I was drinking something and laughed at the first steam siren and I started choking lmao

Something I should've mentioned _much_ earlier is how impressive it was that you perfectly lined up the camera for each shot! How'd you do that? Is there a function that allows saving a camera position, or did you actually manually line it up every time?

"do you really need all that power?" I mean, considering the ore trains usually need TWO of the Mikados at the head, then yes, they do need it and the stupidly big camelback mallet makes genuine sense.

Narrow Gauge? In neighboring Tennessee? Yes please!

Love the creativity behind this, and the rest of shady valley! “There were early concerns that the BARRACUDA would derail and spread the rails like the hated #5, but engine actually proved to have excellent weight distribution, and never caused problems on well-maintained tracks.” “However, there were several questions raised about how the railway was able to afford enough coal to keep #13 in service - none of which got a straight answer out of AJ Wright.”

So what we can deduce from Barracuda is that it is a being that God himself fears.

I think it can be honestly said that Shady Valley succeeded in spite of it self

I love the fact that when Barracuda was coming along it sounded mean and imposing, but when presented with a potential crash it started screaming like a girl. "Get outta my way I'm hauling 40 fully loaded hopper cars." *A wild Doe Valley appeared* "A-"

This is the engine that could properly work on the old Cog line and run up not breaking a sweat next is going to be a fleet of over the top passenger engines.

Low key sounds like that bird laughing meme HAAAAAAAAAAAAA

As someone who has also unnecessary big engine, I like this.

yup. you’re insane.

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Did Wright almost go broke again after Barracuda was born?

BARRACUDA

When will this be released (I neeed it ) SpongeBob SFX. Also amazing work a always keep up the good work :)

i i love this absolute maniac of a locomotive, its such a fucking menace and i love them. also 7 ate shit and probably needs a new tender comedically

Dude, you're insane. And I love you for it. Honestly, I'm surprised this thing doesn't have a reputation for smashing caboosen to matchwood whenever it buffers up on the fly. I'm also just a little surprised you didn't just make it a 2-6-8-2; yeah, you need the extra wheels to carry that Wooten firebox, but if you're already going nuts why not make those extra wheels put down even more power? And of course, the Casey Jones boiler tube whistle, just chef's kiss. This thing's gonna pound the whole Shady Valley into the ground, but it will leave a glorious legend. Not least when on some dark and stormy night it's sent to bank an ore train in floodwater conditions, with one of the lead engines blowing a cylinder head halfway up the climb, and still shoving that train over the top just as its boiler blows with the force of half a Hiroshima bomb. Or something like that. Either way, this thing will live and die a legend. It might end up being an AA20 sort of legend, but a legend nonetheless.

Is there any advice you would give to someone who wants to freelance their own steam locomotives.

I crave it too... (Where did you get the Steam Siren Sound?)

Hell yeah brother

Only an absolute madman like AJ Wright could design such a crazy engine. The guy even decides to add a steam siren, its fucking glorious 😂

okay now replace the steam siren with the rake scream

Never give hard liquid to the crazy explosive fulled hard debt hiding from the government founder of his crazy railroad guy.

Rio Grande Garratts go’s BRRRRRR Wile Shady Valley Barracuda go’s HAAAAAA or *Smells like Kenosha riff.