Re: Regauging a steam locomotive - a question about engineering

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

I always thought that was a waste of Baldwin's time. The RGS was about a broke as it could be, and they asked about a new locomotive? How they were planning to get a 2-10-2 around a 24 degree curve on crappy track would have been interesting. The 2-6-6-2 idea could at least go around the curves....