Sam

   Sam    Sam is a large American tender engine and a merchandise-exclusive character for the Wooden Railway.
 * Number: 906
 * Class: Virginian Railroad Blue Ridge Class
 * Builder: Lima Locomotive Works
 * Build date: Circa 1945
 * Configuration: 2-6-6-6

Bio
He is a super-sized and super-strong locomotive.

Basis
Sam is based off of the Virginian Railway's Blue Ridge 2-6-6-6 class. He shares his number with a member of his class.

Livery
Sam is painted green and black. He has his name painted near his cab, and "Virginian" painted on his tender.

Books

 * Sam and the Great Bell

Trivia

 * In real-life, Sam would be too large for the British loading gauge. He is the largest locomotive on Sodor. He himself would weigh 389 tons, not including a tender.
 * Sam has only been partly modified to work on Sodor. He has screwlink couplers on his front, but lacks buffers.
 * Sam's blueprints can be seen in Welcome to the Island of Sodor Logan!.

Merchandise

 * Wooden Railway (coming soon)