Hello Rick!
Sunday October 19 1997 21:24, Rick Jones wrote to Ken Freeman:
 RJ>    The UP X9000 (or is it 9000X?) was, IIRC, a 4-10-2 three cylinder
 RJ> locomotive.
Make that a 4-12-2, largest solid frame loco built.
 RJ> The 3rd cylinder was connected by a crankshaft to the 2nd driver
 RJ> axle. The linkages that allow the 3rd cylinder to operate would be
 RJ> interesting to see, IMO. Somebody else (SP?) had a 4-12-2 that was
 RJ> also 3 cylinders.
Don't know about the SP as I thought UP was the only one with 4-12-2.
It also needed long graceful curves so it would negotiate them.
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