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[quote user="Firelock76"] To Lars Loco:  How much power could an all roller bearing axle locmotive have at the drawbar?  Well, have you ever ridden on a jetliner?  I rode behind Norfolk and Western's  Class "J" 611 several times before the excursion program was stopped, and got that same set-back in the seat when the engineer opened the throttle!  Not as much, mind you, but it was certainly there!   A   "J" could produce  73,300 pounds of tractive effort, can't tell you the horsepower, none of my books have the answer,  but  my dear God, what a magnificent machine!   If General Lee had one available to him in the 1860's, along with  "Seven-Elevens" and pick-up trucks, the South would have won The War! <div style="clear:both;"></div> [/quote] while reading your last lines... do you know Charlie Chaplin´s "The General" ? It shows the most dramatic stunts ever made in movie´s history, now imagine he would have had a 611-class engine available ... phew... too though even for Charlie...
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