Re: (NNG) Ex-T&P #610 - in Southern green? ...

dougvv Wrote:
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> I never saw 610 running. The photos I've seen (and
> barely remember) were black with Southern on the
> side.

I don't remember seeing any photos of her in Southern green, only black, but I do vaguely (mis?)remember some pin-striping on the tender.

> Southern did not renew the 610 lease due to
> the short drivers.

They weren't much shorter than the 1218's - #610's drivers were 63" and the A's were 67", IIRC.   But #610 was probably due for a major boiler overhaul (this was back before the rules were changed), which the Southern didn't want to pay for.

> It DID show Southern what stokers would do.

I'm not sure what you mean by stokers - #610 was an oil burner - but she did have thermic siphons in the firebox, which enhanced water circulation in the boiler so she steamed really well.

- Russ

p.s. IMHO, #610 would be an ideal engine for the Grand Canyon Railway. She could pull a good-sized train up the hill from Williams to the canyon at a reasonable speed - just like the ATSF 2-10-2's that were used from time to time in place of the 4-8-2's and 4-8-4's that brought the Limited to Williams from Chicago or L.A.