Originally Posted by OGR Webmaster:
Yes, the diesel was helping a little, mostly in notch 3 and 4. The 765 could have handled the train unassisted, but not at that speed.
Rich,
IF you had the Berkshire's larger Lima built cousins, like a C&O T1 2-10-4 or a C&O H8 2-6-6-6, do you think you have maintained the maximum track on the Curve without assistance?
I know the PRR J1 class were essentially copies of the C&O T1 and the PRR worked their J1 hard on the Curve.
