Well, let's see,
The 522 and the 455 (C&S) both look close, as do the 638, 531, 629, 641,
528,. The 644, 620, 608, 610, 646, and 648, if you move the bell.
No the D4s don't look right and I wasn't thinking of them, just he C&S
engines.
Terry
On Mon, 25 Feb 2002 12:07:28 -0600 "Charlie Vlk" <charlie@k...>
writes:
> I don't know about the other prototypes you mention, but the CB&Q D4a
> and
> D4b Consolidations were quite different than the Bachmann loco. I
> don't
> remember which had what at this point, but one of the two classes
> was built
> with square counterweight drivers. Both were earlier than the
> Bachmann
> machine. The cabs were quite different and I think they were
> overall much
> smaller. As it is, the Bachmanns have drivers the same size as the
> USRA
> Mikes (on the largesh size for 2-8-0s) and the cab and boiler are
> comparable
> to the USRA as well. The Bachmann machine might be a stand-in for
> the C&S
> AT&SF design consols, but even they are smaller than the Bachmann
> engine.
> Many Consols fall into a size in between the MDC/Roundhouse 1890
> (52"
> drivers, square counterweights) era loco and the Bachmann 1910-20
> modern
> engine... so maybe their is room for another 2-8-0 in the future???
> Charlie
>
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