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hank

March 30, 2019 07:17AM

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kcsivils Wrote:
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> While I doubt either could handle the curves of
> the Rio Grande's San Juan Extension, I'm curious
> if these two examples would be candidates for
> regauging or even if a 3 foot factory built
> version could have operated on the Rio Grande if
> some improvements were made to the curvature and
> bridges.

According to "Silver San Juan", pg 584, in 1930 Baldwin suggested a 2-10-2 for the RGS.
hank

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Regauging a steam locomotive - a question about engineering	kcsivils	March 29, 2019 01:27PM
Re: Regauging a steam locomotive - a question about engineering	bcp	March 29, 2019 01:42PM
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Re: Regauging a steam locomotive - a question about engineering	kcsivils	March 29, 2019 04:26PM
Re: Regauging a steam locomotive - a question about engineering	hank	March 30, 2019 07:17AM
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Re: Regauging a steam locomotive - a question about engineering	Kelly Anderson	March 30, 2019 01:05PM
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