N&W in 1903 -- Leviathans

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Agreed, but they were probably replacing 4-4-0s or light 4-6-0s that  
might very well have had less tractive effort than a big 4-4-2.

pete groom
On Jan 12, 2008, at 5:53 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:

And I don't think I've ever heard an Atlantic locomotive described as  
a hauler for heavy mountain trains.  Methinks the writer displays an  
"irrational exuberance," to quote Alan Greenspan, and has little  
understanding of what the various wheel arrangements and driver sizes  
were designed for.  Physics can be so inconvenient.

Sam Putney
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