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Quoth jockellis: <br /> <br />"Remember the 611 falling off the track in the Dismal Swamp, ending steam excursion service on the Norfolk Southern?" <br /> <br />jock, the 611 didn't fall off the track in the Dismal Swamp, but some of the cars in its train did. And the accident didn't end steam excursion service on the Norfolk Southern, although it did result in the subsequent imposition of a 40MPH speed limit on NS excursion trains. <br /> <br />611 is one of my personal favorites; I rode it from Bluefield to Roanoke on its last run (an excursion from Roanoke to Williamson and return) before it was put in the Park in Roanoke in 1959. <br /> <br />I also rode some of those 2-10-0s you mention on the Gainesville Midland in the late 1950s, and got to run one of them a bit. <br /> <br />The question of the best steam locomotive is too broad for this forum, so I guess the readers here will just vote for their personal favorites. They may or may not be the best, considering all the factors. There may not be a best, nor even a best wheel arrangement. <br /> <br />Old Timer
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