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I didn't say that it was a "stock" locomotive. I said that it was the one he used, and modified. The boiler pressure was possibe because he recast the boiler as one solid tube, 12" thick. Then machined out all of the fittings, etc.Also did other mods, like larger wheels, and positioning the wheel cranks about 4" longer. Used roller bearings on most bearing surfaces, and instead of using oil for them, used high-temp. grease. A 6000-gallon tender, and a 10,000 gallon railcar tank would let it operate for almost 6ooo miles with out a water fillup. We are still talking about a 2-8-8-4(he also modified that, too!)But it is still a Norfolk&Western Locomotive. He paid them the same price as they bought it when it was new, then put $500,000.00 into the mods; maybe more. I was in India in 1989, and it was still being used then. The man told me he had 16 of them on the rails, without any problems whatsoever. Not even radiation leakage. So, what is your problem?
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