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John Cole

April 14, 2010 04:22PM

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I think it was Railfair 91 at the California State R/R Museum had a timed race between a Shay and another geared engine. While quite slow, it was impressive to see how quickly all of that tonnage got moving, and of course all the noise was great!

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NNG - locomotive drag race, ya, drag race.	chris ahrens	March 11, 2010 05:15PM
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