All those cylinders though? And a whole lotta chuffing? Sounds pretty awesome regardless of whether they were doing any work.
That's interesting about the track! I didn't even think about that way; lotta axle putting down power to spread the load. That's a good point. I also didn't know we have used heavier rail in recent years. I would have thought, regardless of axle count, older rails were heavier strictly because of heavier engines.