Tom Moungovan Wrote:
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> I can't help but wonder how the railroad's fortunes
> would have went had they followed through with
> the planned 2-10-10-2 or 2-12-12-2 articulateds.
Bill Scobie Wrote:
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> A 2-12-12-2 — we need that in Chama.
I dunno, Bill -
That long wheelbase would be hard on the track in curves, and the overhang on some of the C&TS' sharper ones would be a bit much. Imagine a 2-12-12-2 trying to get through the cuts at m.p. 302.25 and 303.95, for example
. . . An oil-burning cab-forward 2-6-6-2 such as suggested in the posts starting with Earl's at [
ngdiscussion.net] might work, though.
And the gauge is a bit off, too. 75cm is just a bit under 30" between the rails.
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender