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Feltonhill - <br /> <br />That account of the N&W 500-car train you read about errs - the power was 3 SD45s on the point and THREE more 300 cars back, not five. The train did not have to go up any steep grades; the only hill in the way was the .3% climb over the Ohio River Bridge at Kenova, which was a momentum grade that the six '45's were easily capable of handling. <br /> <br />N&W's class A 2-6-6-4s handled 16,000 ton trains over that grade in steam days, after the use of auxiliary water tanks eliminated a water stop that killed any chance for running for the "hill". <br /> <br />Old Timer <br /> <br />
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