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(erielack) RE: Russian Decapods

 Schuyler's right! There were a bunch of Russian Decapods operated by U.S.
Railroads. But, How many have survived the torch? I know of one that would
make a great Erie (NYS&W) replica today, I photographed this one in Dallas
Texas a couple of years ago...

American locomotive Company 2-10-0 C/N 58903 Built March 1918 as imperial
Russian railways #E1199, resold as USRA #1089, sold (Two years later) to
SLSF (Frisco) November 1920 as their locomotive #1625. November 1951 it was
sold by Frisco to Eagle-Picher Co. in Cardin Okla. #1625. in 1964 it was
sent to the Texas State Fairgrounds where it resides today displayed as SLSF
#1625. 

 They are a real strange looking locomotive, especially in person! This
engine has 25X28" cylinders and 52" drivers, with a boiler pressure rated at
180 lbs. Tractive effort rated at 51,500. It's weighs 210,000 lbs.... want
to wrap one up for Christmas? Is this close to the Erie (NYS&W) specs? Sadly
we would have to remove that neat badger number board to Erie-ize it, but
the low mounted headlight looks sharp (This must have been the undecorated
American model). 

Todd (ELHS#1318)  

From: "Schuyler G Larrabee" <sgl2_@_ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: (erielack) Russian Decapods

Sheesh!  Don't any of youse guys have a MR Loco Cyc?

Here's the list in that book:

2   Alabama Tennesee & Northern
1   A&WP
9   ACL
1   Birmingham Slag (ex-GM&N)
6   Chas't'n & Western Carolina
15  DT&I
75  ERIE
1    Ft Smith, Subaco, & Rock Island (ex SLSF)
5    Gainesville Midland
2    Georgia, Florida & Alabama
1    Georgia Northern
12  Gulf, Mobile & Northern
3    KC, Mexico & Orient (later SF)
7    Louisiana Ry & Navigation Co (Later KCS-LA)
8    Macon Dublin & Savannah
1    Marion & Eastern (ex NOT&M)
1    Middletown & Unionville
7    MN&S
8    NC&StL
8    NO, Texas & Mexico (MP)
11  NYS&W
1    Pittsburgh Shawmut & Northern
?    QA&P (ex SLSF engines)
4    Reading
21  SLSF
40  Seaboard
10  WM
1   W&LE

Of course, as everyone knows, Bachmann was dumb to do this engine " 'cause
hardly any roads actually had any . . . "   NOT!

SGL

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