atticus
Atticus was the first locomotive on the Bigg City & Western Railroad Company (which the Bigg City Dock Railway is a subsidiary of). He is good friends with the Star Tugs, frenemies with Zebedee, and a father figure to Puffa and the Goods Engine.
Biography[]
Atticus was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA in 1907 as the first engine of the Dock Railway. He has worked on the line for many years and knows the ins and outs of railroading. He's really wise for an engine his age. He's currently the line's main freight engine.
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- Atticus is named after Atticus Finch from "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee.
- Atticus is based off of several small 4-6-0s built by Baldwin Locomotive Works for several shortline railroads like the Virginia & Truckee Railroad, the Wrightsville & Tennille Railroad, and the Savannah & Atlanta Railroad.
- Atticus' model is actually a Bachmann G scale big hauler 4-6-0.
