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John, thank you for recalling what the Beardstown folk said regarding the different classes of 2-10-2. It sounds like adhesion and/or tractive effort plus familiarity (or unfamiliarity with Southern valve gear) were major factors in the Q's preference. Louis, thanks for the great photos! That one at Bushnell really gives you a sense of what they were up against. It's interesting that what seems like a relatively small difference in engine weight and driver size could make that much difference in engine perforormance. But I guess at the limits of tonnage you really start to appreciate it. Jonathan __._,_.___ Posted by: jonathanharris@earthlink.net __,_._,___ |