Kelly Anderson posted:kgdjpubs posted:It will be nothing like what the engine was designed for and used for in the steam era.....and for some people, hauling 5 cars loafing around, whether there is a diesel or not behind it, is a breaking point, and I totally understand that line of thought.Then my suggestion is for those people to stay home, so there is more room for the rest of us who appreciate seeing an engineering landmark that we never dreamed would return, rolling past under her own power.
Of course that is a pointless request, those people will be out in force, *****ing endlessly about how it is completely unsatisfactory, and if they had been in charge, things would have been completely different and oh so much better.
I suspect they will be there anyways. I tend to remember the same remarks for 1218 as well back in the day. The thing was so overpowered that it didn't make much noise on large parts of the system. I never got a chance to see 3985 run, but I suspect similar comments were made. Still, like 4014, it is pretty cool to see something like that running under its own power. Any steam, especially steam on the mainline, is a good thing and not to be taken for granted. Should be a fun time.
