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<P>[quote]a former SP engineer/fireman noted that it was not unusual for Moguls on the Friant branch (out of Fresno, CA) to pull 100-car trains of empty drop-bottom gondolas on their way to get more rock. The larger SP Moguls had a tractive effort of about 35,000 lbs. To me, it is amazing how such small locomotives could pull long trains. [/quote] WOW! 100 cars. </P> <P>Let's see, CGW's K-5 Pacifics had around 42,000 pounds TE.....</P>
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