Greg Glos

LLR Ten Wheeler

Pontiacguy1 wrote on Chaski.org:

Also add to the list the Miller Backyard Railroad 4-4-0, which used piston valves and 100% cutoff, with a plunger in the middle which changed it from inside steam to outside steam for reversing. Paul Brien built one of those 4-4-0s, heavily modified to make it work and track better. He then designed a 4-6-0 using those castings, which he called the LRR ten-wheeler. Unfortunately the cylinder casting (1 piece casting) which was used is no longer available.

Paul never built the 4-6-0 from those plans. By that time he was well up in years and he was very slow at moving around and doing anything inside the shop. He made drawings, and Greg Glos from Franklin, Tennessee built the locomotive. It actually uses Allen Mogul drive wheels, and the aforementioned cylinder casting, which Paul actually made a pattern for and had a few of them cast. The casting actually says Paul F Brien on the saddle right under the smoke box.

This is the LRR Ten Wheeler. If we had more of the cylinder castings, this would be a locomotive that would be simple and cheap to build (comparatively), and it's a real powerhouse too. Those looking for prototypical fidelity need not apply. It is, however, a simple and very robust locomotive that is a ton of fun. I have one cylinder casting (they are a one-piece casting), and some guy in Florida has another one. That's it that I know of.

The LRR Ten Wheeler built by Greg Glos of Franklin, Tennessee. Paul Brien designed the locomotive.

Scotty Mogul

See Scotty Mogul

Greg Glos graciously provided his detailed build notes of the Scotty Mogul. It is several pages of notes and shows that he took about 20 months and about 1,200 hours (and a knee surgery) to build the locomotive and tender.

• Light Mogul Construction Notes by Greg Glos (PDF)

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  Carl Purinton's original Light Mogul.

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  Paul Brien's build of the "Scotty" Mogul 2-6-0.

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  Greg Glos built this Scotty Mogul based on Paul's version