Re: counter balances and speed.

Casey,It is a pleasure to run a locomotive that is just out of the shop. With the new driver boxes
the engine does not jerk from side to side with
each stroke of the pistons. She will lay into a curve and power right on around it. As you say,
she will ride like a Cadillac.
I had a good example of this with our 15". on
the runs in the fall the engine slewed back and forth so much it was a chore to run it. The next spring, after being rebuilt during the winter it
was great to take her around the track and feel
her lay into the curves and power right on around.
This is true whether she is 15", 36' or 5'4 1/2".
Jim