Ruby Basin

The Ruby Basin, also referred to as the Ruby Basin 2-8-0T, is a 2-8-0T locomotive. It was added in The Coal & Power Update.
== Prototype ==
The locomotive's model and options are based on the Ruby Basin, a locomotive which operated on the Deadwood Central Railroad.
=== History ===
The locomotive was built for the Deadwood Central Railroad by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1890. Not much is known about the history of this locomotive - no photographs exist outside of its builder's portrait, and little is known of its time at the Deadwood Central Railroad. The Ruby Basin operated as number 3 of 6 total engines on the railroad, before its closure in 1930. It is presumed to be abandoned or scrapped.
=== Recreation ===
To accurately recreate the Ruby Basin prototype as it operated on the Deadwood Central Railroad, select the following options when purchasing the locomotive:
* Number: 3
* Name: Deadwood Central.
* Smokestack: 3
* Headlight: 1
* Paint: 1 or 2 (varying interpretations of color from the original black and white photograph)
== Trivia ==
* Paint options 3-5 are based on liveries of the Victorian Railways NA Class. These locomotives operated on the 4 narrow gauge railways built by Victorian Railways and can now be found operating on the Gembrook Line (now the Puffing Billy Railway) in Victoria, Australia. 
** The first two NA Class locomotives were also built by Baldwin Locomotive Works with a further 15 built locally at the Victorian Railways Newport Workshops. They are visually very similar to the Ruby Basin.
** Smokestack options 1 and 2 are also based on those found on the NA Class, and headlight option 6 is visually similar to some of the headlights found on the class.
* The triple coupler pockets are to provide compatibility with standard gauge rolling stock - the line between Pluma and Deadwood was dual-gauge between 3 ft and 4 ft 8½ in by way of a third rail, and in order to couple to standard gauge cars the additional pockets needed to be off-centered and raised.
* The builders plate on the locomotive gives it a build date of 1891.
== Gallery ==
File:Ruby basin photograph.png|Builder's portrait of the Ruby Basin from Baldwin Locomotive Works.
File:Ruby basin prototype1.jpg|A recreation of the Ruby Basin prototype in-game.
File:Rubybasinpostcard.png|A recreation of the Ruby Basin prototype in-game.
File:1280px-Puffing-Billy-Lok 6A.jpg|NA Class 6A, the basis for paint option 3 and smokestack option 2.
File:Puffing Billy 7A.jpg|NA Class 7A, the basis for paint option 4.
File:1280px-Puffing Billy 8A Lakeside.jpg|NA Class 8A, the basis for paint option 5 and smokestack option 1.
Category:Locomotives
Category:Rolling Stock