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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by mac 4884</i> <br /><br />UP's big boy was the largest, C&O's allengy was the strongest, SSRA's 4-14-4 <br />was the largest nonarticulated, UP's 4-12-2 was America's largest non articulated, <br />Erie's 2-8-8-8-4 had the most amount of drivers, PRR's duplex had the least amount <br />of drivers for an articulated, & N&W's J-class 4-8-4's were the most powerful non <br />articulated. <br />[/quote] No, N&W's Js were good, but they weren't <i>that</i> powerful. C&O's <br />T1 class 2-10-4s could easily out pull a J, as could PRR J1e class 2-10-4s. And let's not forget ATSF's superior 2900 class 4-8-4s, and UP's all mighty 9000 class 4-12-2s.
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