Quote from: atlanticcentral on February 06, 2007, 09:51:36 AM
Gene mentioned the 4-8-2's being strictly passenger engines on the C&O, and that is correct. Same was true on the B&O. But on the NYC, PRR and dozen or so other roads in the east, Mountains where truely the first dual service locos and paved the way for the superpower northern concept. On NYC most of the freight trains going up the Hudson where pulled by their 4-8-2's which they caled Mohawk's.
And Bachmann has blessed us with two great Mountains and good selection of different tenders to go behind them. My Atlantic central has a large fleet of USRA heavy Mountains, some oil fired and some coal fired.
As others have said, we still need more 2-8-0's, 2-8-2's, 4-6-2's, these where the work a day locos of most railroads even to the end.
A few other ideas instead of giant wheelbase western power.
How about the DT&I super power Mikado?, these where just as powerful as the Lima Berk's.
Or any of the great Atlantics that moved name passenger trains all through the teens and twenties and then moved commuters and locals in the 30's, 40's and 50's.
Or what about a modern large boilered ten wheeler?
But we have enough Northerns and other long wheelbase, large drivered western monsters.
Sheldon
I was talking more about the 4-10-2. Not the 4-8-2. Bachmann already has plenty of those.
I also mentioned an Alton & Southern 0-8-0 would be nice. They had 3 cylinders which would make it an interesting 0-8-0.