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I never tire of watching these videos of steam power in action on the East Coast. Commuter engines made the East Coast flourish. I had no idea that the C&O's monstrous 2-6-6-6 articulateds out-spec'd the Big Boys. Enjoy these videos.

https://youtu.be/WVNHywKHOOk

https://youtu.be/ntzO4HAxwgg

 

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Those were both great youtube videos !   Nice to see some better quality images, and even some decent color clips.   I have 2 of the 2-6-6-6 Allegheny's one by MTH and other by 3rd Rail Sunset.   Saw the one on display at the B & O RR museum for the first time in the late 1990's....  Once MTH introduced it, I was hooked.   Thanks for posting

LLKJR posted:
smd4 posted:

C&O 2-6-6-6: If there's an uglier articulated steam locomotive out there, I've never seen it.

Boooooooooo  Hissssssssss  Booooooooo

Larry

😁

Seriously, can a locomotive be more ill-proportioned? With that single pilot wheel in front, and everything else squished in back under the smoke box, it looks like it has an overbite. And everything stretched out in back makes it look like it wants to tilt backwards. Blech.

I'm by no means a UP fan, but I'll take Challengers and Big Boys any day over an Allegheny.

Hey!   Whose calling who ugly! 

smd4 posted:
LLKJR posted:
smd4 posted:

C&O 2-6-6-6: If there's an uglier articulated steam locomotive out there, I've never seen it.

Boooooooooo  Hissssssssss  Booooooooo

Larry

😁

Seriously, can a locomotive be more ill-proportioned?  With that single pilot wheel in front, and everything else squished in back under the smoke box, it looks like it has an overbite. And everything stretched out in back makes it look like it wants to tilt backwards. Blech.

I'm by no means a UP fan, but I'll take Challengers and Big Boys any day over an Allegheny.

Hey, whose calling whom ugly!!  

I've got great lines (some earned from wear and tear) and I'm not ill proportioned (I may be a bit round in some places though) and I'm not squished in the back under my smoke box (its just fine and works better than most at this age) and I do not have an overbite either!!  You guys need stronger glasses as the trifocals you have are clearly not helping you.   Below is my profile, see how shapely I am!

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smd4 posted:
LLKJR posted:
smd4 posted:

C&O 2-6-6-6: If there's an uglier articulated steam locomotive out there, I've never seen it.

Boooooooooo  Hissssssssss  Booooooooo

Larry

😁

Seriously, can a locomotive be more ill-proportioned? With that single pilot wheel in front, and everything else squished in back under the smoke box, it looks like it has an overbite. And everything stretched out in back makes it look like it wants to tilt backwards. Blech.

I'm by no means a UP fan, but I'll take Challengers and Big Boys any day over an Allegheny.

Just goes to show you, some people have no taste whatsoever.  😁

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