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Reply to "PRR Atlantic (converting from B&O markings)"

Very nice job.     A comment about the weight you added.    The best balance for the loco should be between the drivers.    In other words set the loco on a 1/2 inch diameter dowel or pipe crossways between the drivers.    The perfect situation would be a balance but that is also almost impossible to achieve.    but you can get close and get a feel for whether it is nose heavy or tail heavy.   

I have a 4-4-0 that was very nose heavy when I got it.    It was so bad,  you could slide a piece of paper between the rear drivers and the rail.    I had to take weight out of the nose and find places to  put it in the cab.

A loco that is close to balanced on the drivers will pull the best it can.

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