Re: D&RG No. 13 Mountaineer Replica

D&RGW 223 Wrote:
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> Yeah most of us know the Fairlies are in Wales but
> just like Europeans took to calling the United
> States "America" in spite of America consisting of
> dozens of countries on two continents, we Yanks
> often call the entire UK "England."
>
> As for its pulling power though, the recent
> article in the 3rd Quarter 2020 Prospector has an
> official report written in 1875 that the
> Mountaineer could pull 12 loaded freight cars over
> Veta Pass whereas the next largest locomotives
> could only handle eight loaded cars. Playing it
> safe with a replica and running only six passenger
> cars still provides plenty of space for
> passengers. The real problem was maintenance - and
> a series of manufacturer defects that would have
> to be addressed for it to run properly, if you can
> get past justifying the ratio of cost vs. return.

Ok, the colonies then!
Mike