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As the locomotives increase in size so do the problems with everything from trackwork to grades. A little switcher either steam or diesel will navigate almost anything you would want to throw at it. <br /> <br />This is pretty true of the actual railroad locomotives themselves. The Union Pacific 4-8-4 engine you have is still being used by the Union Pacific For excursion service. UP is very careful where it goes and where it gets turned around as some of the trackwork that will handle any diesel easily will gladly derail the steam engine. <br /> <br />The last time that UP 844, the 4-8-4, was in Las Vegas for a convention appearance it derailed the rear drivers and trailing trucks on the wye as it was being turned around. The same thing can happen just as easily on a model railroad.
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