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UP wasn't the ONLY railroad with big steam power

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 20, 2003 3:23 PM
I would really like to see some mid-size power. How many have the room on a home layout to justify the monsters that seem to be what everyone is producing?

I would like to see some Santa Fe power for the mid-west. 4-6-4's, 4-8-2, etc. The monsters are just too big for my usage. I have Bachman SF 4-8-4's but need something smaller to look descent on my freights and local passenger trains.

Doug
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 20, 2003 3:23 PM
I would really like to see some mid-size power. How many have the room on a home layout to justify the monsters that seem to be what everyone is producing?

I would like to see some Santa Fe power for the mid-west. 4-6-4's, 4-8-2, etc. The monsters are just too big for my usage. I have Bachman SF 4-8-4's but need something smaller to look descent on my freights and local passenger trains.

Doug
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 19, 2003 6:11 PM
Don't forget the Riv 7,500 HP, "The Allegheny,",the C & O beast from the east versus the Big Boy Brute from the west
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 19, 2003 6:11 PM
Don't forget the Riv 7,500 HP, "The Allegheny,",the C & O beast from the east versus the Big Boy Brute from the west
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UP wasn't the ONLY railroad with big steam power
Posted by Trainnut484 on Saturday, July 19, 2003 5:10 PM
It's nice to see manufacturers coming out with their versions of UP's Challenger and Big Boy, but the Santa Fe had big power too. I would like to see Athearn or Rivarossi come out with Santa Fe's 2900 class 4-8-4's and the
2-10-4's. Those would bring BIG sales!
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UP wasn't the ONLY railroad with big steam power
Posted by Trainnut484 on Saturday, July 19, 2003 5:10 PM
It's nice to see manufacturers coming out with their versions of UP's Challenger and Big Boy, but the Santa Fe had big power too. I would like to see Athearn or Rivarossi come out with Santa Fe's 2900 class 4-8-4's and the
2-10-4's. Those would bring BIG sales!
All the Way!

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