-> RJ>    I'd like to see the Big Boy, DD40X, Climax, or UP 9000 at the
-> local
-> RJ> NHRS RJ> chapter at the Pomona Fairplex back under power. The
-> Pacific Electric
-> RJ> #1299, RJ> for which I have Suydam's model, would also be
-> interesting.    :-{) Don't know what UP 9000 is, but my bet is that
-> out of the whole bunch, the
-> Climax or the PE would be the best bets to run again. Better get out
-> there
-> and start stringing wire for the PE though.
->                                   K
   The UP X9000 (or is it 9000X?) was, IIRC, a 4-10-2 three cylinder 
locomotive. The 3rd cylinder was connected by a crankshaft to the 2nd driver 
axle. The linkages that allow the 3rd cylinder to operate would be 
interesting to see, IMO. Somebody else (SP?) had a 4-12-2 that was also 3 
cylinders. They may also have one of those at the Fiarplex; memory's getting 
a little hazy about what all they have there.
Clarke's Third Law - Any sufficiently advanced technology is 
indistinguishable from magic.
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