Tomstp Wrote:
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> Don't know about the narrow gauge but, standard
> gauge rules on double heading usually required
> the smaller engine to be in the lead. Please note
> that in my 77 years of life, I learned not to say
> "always" and replaced it with "usually".
That's what I've usually observed as well -
Although mostly in photos, I must admit. But IIRC in real life (back when I was a young whipper-snapper) it was the little guy up front - like this
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IIRC, Doyle wasn't too happy to have #4449 run in second place behind #2472 on this special that took place following Sacramento's Railfair '91, but the traditionalists won out and the smaller 4-6-2 running as helper to the streamliner's 4-8-4 was given the lead position.
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Roosso
p.s. IIRC the original question was in regard to a
mid-train helper, NOT double-heading
. . .
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 09/18/2017 04:39PM by Russo Loco.