Jonathan
His exact quote was,"The sectionmen hated them!"
John
--- jonathanharris@e... wrote:
> John --
>
> Very interesting point. I recall being surprised at
> first when I got my NPP
> R1 and discovered that the trailing truck didn't
> swivel (although there's
> some play, which I guess helps). Then I figured, ...
> well, that's how it
> was on the prototype, too (so, Terry, the model is
> authentic even in that
> respect!!).
>
> But I hadn't considered the full implications for
> the prototype running on
> light track. Checking plans and data in Corbin &
> Kerka, I see the rigid
> wheelbase on the R1s (220") was greater than that on
> the D4 consolidations
> (188"), and the R2s' wheelbase was still longer
> (235"). That could have
> forclosed much branchline service for these early
> prairies and doomed them
> to early retirement or conversion to 0-6-0s.
>
> On the other hand, the K2s had almost the same rigid
> wheelbase (119.5") as
> the R1s, although they were lighter and therefore
> probably less damaging to
> the rails. I can't find the reference, but I seem to
> remember reading that
> some of the Atlantics also were built with
> non-swiveling trailing trucks.
> True? If so, they would have had rigid wheelbases
> ranging from about 180"
> to 186" -- almost as long as the D4s, and some of
> them were nearly as heavy
> (e.g., the P3Cs @196,600 lbs. vs. the D4s @202,600
> lbs.), and of course
> with even heavier loadings on their drivers. Yet,
> like the ten-wheelers,
> these Atlantics had long careers and were important
> branchline power on the
> Q through WWII, with a dozen still on the roster
> into the 1950s. I'm
> guessing the branchlines had heavier rail by then,
> though.
>
> Jonathan
>
> --------------
> From: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@y...>
> Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 09:11:58 -0700 (PDT)
> Subject: RE: [BRHSlist] Brass 2-6-2 R1
> To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
>
> Jonathan
> An old timer (fireman/engineer), told me that the
> R-2's with their frame
> configuration, were very hard on track with light
> rails. The trailer truck
> was rigid and didn't swivel.
> John
>
>
>
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