December 24, 2021 11:51AM
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The apostrophe was correct. It is a ten minute curve. View of the curve from the begin point -
Keep in mind that today it has a very long spiral and probably didn't in 1893.
But again, overall track quality of the day being what it was isn't terribly conducive to 100MPH operation, and it doesn't take much to have a very bad day if your wheels are already hopping above the rail at every joint or hard spot. Largely irrelevant anyway, as any speed record attempt would likely have been done at the points I mentioned earlier. I also doubt 999 would have kept steam up that long above 80MPH without killing the lone fireman, so I'd guess they probably dropped back under 80 to drift into Buffalo before reaching the curve. If you believe the naysayer's accounts on speeds, they normally kept a bit under 80 for top speeds as a matter of course, which would probably be the normal top end for the 'regular' big Buchannon 4-4-0s.
Anyway, I'd much rather get back to the Grande Gold paint discussion. And Merry Christmas to all.
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