3' gauge. When the Uintah ordered their 2-6-6-2T's, Baldwin built a test track at the factory with the specified curve to check them out. There are pictures of one of them on the test track and the front end overhung like on a model railroad. The curves were supposedly sharper before they ordered those engines, but they straightened them somewhat.
Dave Heine -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of ctxmf74 Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 11:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: coupler swagger and sway --- In [email protected], Talmadge C 'TC' Carr <group_list@...> wrote: > > The Uintah had curves that scale out to 14" in S > > Wow, that's only 75 feet, getting down into trolley territory. Is the Unitah narrow gauge or standard gauge? The 90 foot curves I mentioned were in the DL&W's Harlem Transfer terminal yard....DaveBranum ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> 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/
