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Dear 4884bigboy, About the live steam locomotives in HO, I have started a thread all about it on the Prototype information page under (amazingly) the title "Live Steam." I too am a Union Pacific fan, but perhaps not as adamant as some. I also like Espee, Santa Fe, Rio Grande, and a long, long list of short lines. I guess I can't make up my mind. But generally, if its a train, I'll appreciate it (there is, however, an ever growing list of exceptions to this). As such, I like many different classes of 4-8-4s. FEF-2s are truly magnificent, but I also like GS-4s, 2900s, and I certainly can't complain about N&W's J class. I think that 4-8-2s are some of the best looking non-streamlined locomotives ever. From what I can learn about Uncle Pete's 7000 class 4-8-2s, they are truly worthy of esteem (no pun intended), but growing up in the SD-90MAC/Dash-9 generation, I sadly won't be able to see one. I also love mikados of many different types, especially UP's MK types and the D&RGW's Ks. Like most Union Pacific fans, I hold the Big Boys in very high regard, and I see one somewhat frequently. When I tell non-railfans that the 4000 class weighed in at over a million pounds, the most common response is a unique mixture of "wow" and a dropped jaw. They were, and still are, truly amazing. Of course, the short lines which I admire had some smaller, but still respectable equipment, so I really can't answer with one locomotive. Incapable of of answering a simple question with less than five paragraphs, Daniel
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