Reply to "OMI N&W J Class side rods"

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@VGN64 posted:
Harold Davenport did the drawings for the Overland "J"s. I saw them at his house before he sent them Overland and they were over 6 feet long apiece. He had gone thru the N&W archives as he worked for the N&W and pulled every door change on the streamlined shell. The drawings were unbelievable and Tom Marsh wanted it to be the ultimate J. I have one streamlined and one War Baby and wow is the War Baby a brute. I love the big slab rods.

Great story! I too have the OMI War Baby and love it for the same reasons as you. I also have the MG that has a factory-like paint job but needed a new motor. The MG is VERY old, someone knowledgeable told me that it was the first locomotive MG imported into the US. I’d like to buy a streamlined OMI when the opportunity presents itself.

6/30/2011:09 AM

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