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I for one will be getting a 2-8-8-2 this year. It probably will be a P2k engine this year. I am hoping for a Y6b but a Y3 will suit my needs just as well. It will be undecorated. I have always enjoyed the AHM/Riverossi engines but feel that P2k may provide a little better "Grunt" for the weight on the rails to pull. <br /> <br />Perhaps BLI will come out with a Y6b. As far as N&W is concerned, we should not forget that thier engines were sold to other roads and were among the best in steam in the day. (From a person who does not model the N&W =) <br /> <br />The Big Boy is a engineering achievement and is built for Sherman Hill. And to run the long grinding grades of the west in a fast and timely manner. However the Y6b represents the very best of Eastern Steam in it's battle to move heavy bigboy breaking trains straight up, straight down and sideways turn over. It's traction is almost second to none. Especially in Western North Carolina where the weight of the train threatens to drag the entire train off the tracks.
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