Ed,
I would have bought several PRR 2-8-0's from SHS had they gone in that
direction, but I do think for their purposes the E27 was a better choice. I'm
certainly not looking to get rid of mine. It runs flawlessly! I pretend that
mine is T&OC or Big 4 (lettered NYC) rambling around Indiana. In a round about
way, the SHS 2-8-0 is responsible for Andy Malette returning to S scale. Fred
Rouse of S Scale Loco & Supply was thinking of making the vary same B&O 2-8-0.
After he and Don talked, Fred was looking for a different locomotive. Simon
Parent and the Clubines lobbied hard for the CNR 2-6-0. The production of
which is a big reason Andy came over for HO. So the SHS 2-8-0 got at least two
people into S!
Jamie Bothwell
Bethlehem, PA
On Jun 2, 2011, at 2:34 AM, Ed Kozlowsky wrote:
> Don,
> The SHS 2-8-0 was a major factor in my switch to S. I'm quite impressed with
> the amount of knowledge on the list with regard to prototype RR equipment,
> but it doesn't mean a whole lot to me. Being a northern New Englander and
> not at all well travelled, I've never seen a steam locomotive in service
> except for tourist trains, even at 62 years old. I'm after the feel and
> function of railroading, not the anatomically correct representation of a
> particular item. The SHS 2-8-0 is sufficiently complex (without Belpaire
> firebox) to give me the sense of awe I feel while standing next to the real
> thing. Oddly, the time period I've chosen to model (1957) post-dates any and
> all Maine steam. Still, there she sits in all her glory, a fugitive of
> another time on an obscure branch. How could the piping not be correct?
>
> I'd love to come to the open house tomorrow, but sadly, you're on the wrong
> side of NYC to be heading North on a Friday afternoon during rush hour.
>
> Ed Kozlowsky
> Sanford, Maine
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