On Thursday, August 11, 2005, at 06:30 PM, Jim Stapleton wrote: > Dick > > The PRR J1 [PRR did NOT use hyphens in its loco class designations] > was based > on the C&O T-1 design. Was not the Santa Fe 2-10-4 an existing design???? It was built was it not?????
> The War Production Board mandated that PRR use an > existing design but allowed the use of its choice of auxilliaries and > placement > of things to conform to PRR standard practice. The ATSF 2900 class > 4-8-4s > were essentially the same as the 3776 class except that they were > required > [again by the WPB] to use different steel alloys which resulted in much > greater > locomotive weight, particularly the boiler. > > Jim Stapleton Thank you Larry Jackman [EMAIL PROTECTED] I wish the buck stopped here as I could use a few To REPLY to the list, use REPLY ALL; to reply to the sender, use REPLY. For those of you on DIGEST mode, all REPLY messages go to the list (remember to edit the SUBJECT of your message). Change message settings, use our CALENDAR or LINKS, view shared files or photos, view the list archives, GO TO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
