Atlantic Coast Line R-1 4-8-4's

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To all concerned, 
 
My father-in-law worked as a fireman on the ACL and then later as an  
engineer.  He said that the biggest problem on the 1800's was the  counterbalancing.  
On a run between Richmond, VA and Rocky Mount, NC, he  was told that the 
driving wheels routinely "rose above the track" when the  1800's got above 70 to 
75 miles per hour. 
 
Just a thought in passing.
 
Frank Jefferson
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