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Sorry,no thoughts on using cylinders.But the fact that steam freight trains had to wait after descending a grade for brake shoes to cool helped EMD sell dynamic brake equiped Diesels.I wonder if the Jawn Henry steam-electric had dynamic brakes?This gives me an urge to do a HO kit bashing project.Put diesel trucks under a tender on a steam locomotive.Use the power they generate going down hill to heat water in tender or charge batteries to boost train up hill.I doubt if this theoritical engine would win any NMRA awards though.
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