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@RoyBoy posted:

Early on, in the PS1 era, they made some very nice heavy Pacifics. They seemed to be NYC types to my eye. Were they not?

Nope, ….really, they’re not even close,….while Lionel & MTH both for the most part used common USRA designs, the Central used their own design for a Pacific. Most notably, the boiler course, ……USRA’s have a tapered boiler course, whereas, the Central used a straight boiler course…..( or nearly straight ) K class Pacifics of the Central proper and her subs looked closer in relation to a Hudson, to which they were replaced by,…..

Pat

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