QUOTE: Originally posted by CopCarSS QUOTE: Originally posted by CSSHEGEWISCH PRR didn't actually have a true Northern, but the T1 could also be viewed as a divided-drive 4-8-4 since it wasn't articulated. The closest thing to standardization that ever occurred in the steam era was the various USRA designs in the World War I period. That's true...The T1 was sort of a 4-8-4. Never thought about that. Actually, I'm kind of surprised at the title of "Standard Railroad of the World." From what I've seen of the Pennsy, they were just a little bit different than most roads. When I think of Pennsy, I think of Belpaire boilers, duplexes, different wheel arrangements, etc. Stuff that really wasn't standard. I guess it probably has more to do with the fact that the Pennsy was the standard by which all other railroads were measured, Chris Denver, CO
QUOTE: Originally posted by CSSHEGEWISCH PRR didn't actually have a true Northern, but the T1 could also be viewed as a divided-drive 4-8-4 since it wasn't articulated. The closest thing to standardization that ever occurred in the steam era was the various USRA designs in the World War I period.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by oltmannd Basically, because you couldn't MU them! You can have std. diesel loco designs because you can just add trailing units until you have a match for the train & route combination. With steam, the only way to improve crew productivity was to have a more powerful locomotive.
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