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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by twhite Jonathan--I'm not sure, but I think that UP actually bought some USRA 2-8-8-2's for the traffic surges during WWII from the N&W. I know that they bought some H-7 2-8-8-2's from the C&O (minus those neat Elesco feed-water heaters). But converting one of them into a 2-8-8-0 'Bull Moose' sounds like a neat kitbash. Believe it or not, SP leased some Bull Meese during the War and used them as helpers on their Shasta division. it dropped a few jaws up around Dunsmiur, CA when people actually saw an articulated with the cab in the BACK, LOL! Tom[:D] [/quote] You're right Tom, it would make for a neat kit bash. But, correct me if I'm wrong, the UP 2-8-8-0s were rebuilt as simple articulateds in the 1930s, so you'd have to swap out some cylinders on the P2K 2-8-8-2. Nevertheless, it'd be one cool loco to have running around.[^]
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