Russo Loco Wrote:
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> IIRC, the triplex could pull a heavy train, but
> not very fast nor very far –
> those six cylinders used steam faster than the
> boiler could produce it!
>
> OTOH the D&RGW triplexes, with their much bigger
> boilers, worked just fine - see
> [
ngdiscussion.net].
Ah yes, your link to another discussion and another discussion and another discussion led to an enjoyable hour chasing dead but informative threads up to 2-8-8-8-2 Triplexes, thanks Russo!
(From the other Russ, stuck in the city for four hours between appointments without my guitar or layout plans and wasting the battery on the iPhone
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Russell Courtenay
Idaho, USA
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/17/2017 12:44PM by UnknownIdaho.