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(erielack) Re: To tie somethings together - ERIE Texas Types
Rich, I don't think that the timing of events in history quite bear out your
theory here.
The C&O Texas types were >built< in 1930. The ERIE's design for a Texas
type was >drawn< in 1930, so I'd surmise that the ERIE version was the
extension of, the elaboration on, the C&O's simple stretching of the ERIE
Berkshire. The C&O design is essentially a Berk with too many drivers to
still be a Berk. But the ERIE's design is a re-thinking of what a 2-10-4
could really be if you have the clearances.
I don't have enough grounding in the complete roster of all 2-10-4's to
know, but I'd guess that the ERIE design might be bigger than any that were
actually built.
And of course, we all know that the PRR was forced to copy the C&O engine,
but that figures. C&O/ERIE had the idea for these engines 12 years and half
a war before the PRR even knew it needed engines like this . . .
SGL
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Young <ryoungceo_@_yahoo.com>
To: Schuyler G Larrabee <sgl2_@_ix.netcom.com>; <erielack@lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 1:39 PM
Subject: To tie somethings together
> The afforementioned 2-10-4 design for Erie was based
> on the enlargement of the Erie Berks. The Erie 2-10-4
> though never built was the design that was the basis
> and adapted for the the C & O for their T-1
> 2-10-4's , which ultimately was the basis for the
> Pennsy J-1 2-10-4's. The standards connection and
> simmularity between the four roads ( Erie , NKP , C &
> O and Pere Marquette) was they were all Van controlled
> roads and under that control The Advisory Mechanical
> Committee was formed to standardize all engineering
> and maintenence procedures for the eventual merging of
> the four roads.
>
> Rich Youngâ^z
>
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