Re: NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18
| April 20, 2009 07:33PM |
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K-27 Afficianado Wrote:
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> I've never noticed alot of American locomotives
> with that trait. I do know that plenty of Eastern
> European (See; Soviet) ones had absolutely huge
> gaps, as shown here.
drgw0579 Wrote:
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> Great Western/Strasburg #90 has enough room to
> drive a small car though it.
>
> Bill Kepner
They may look funny, but they sure are easy to work on, at least compared to squat engines.
Photo by Mitch Goldman
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> I've never noticed alot of American locomotives
> with that trait. I do know that plenty of Eastern
> European (See; Soviet) ones had absolutely huge
> gaps, as shown here.
drgw0579 Wrote:
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> Great Western/Strasburg #90 has enough room to
> drive a small car though it.
>
> Bill Kepner
They may look funny, but they sure are easy to work on, at least compared to squat engines.
Photo by Mitch Goldman
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