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Reply to "Alco PAs gleaming in the morning sun"

Old work; the GM&O had 3 PA's.

Only an old, custom-painted/weathered and custom-detailed (GM&O-correct lower headlight added; can't see it here) Williams. Fixed pilot.

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Comparison with a factory TMCC NYC Lionel (early production; 2 can motors with no flywheels - actually made in Michigan, if you care; decent runner)

I always thought that the Wms tank was too shallow and short; it is indeed too shallow, but not too short - what Wms did was put the trucks in the wrong place! Too far outboard. The Lionel is correct and much better proportioned.

However, the Wms trucks are actually nicer than these Lionel or the MTH A1A trucks. More see-through and, even more importantly, they pivot in the center and do not have that silly-looking "truck-back-end-protrusion" on curves. 

I don't know about the new Legacy PA trucks.

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