-=> Quoting Don Dellmann to Wes Leatherock <=-
DD> Checking my sources, the fastest "regular" speeds I can document for
DD> the Hi's were;
DD> Class A 4-4-2 (1935) with 6 streamlined cars. 112.5 MPH (on the
DD> "Inaugural" trip, in regular service they seldom exceeded 105)
DD> (Incidentally, there are published reports of Class A's pulling
DD> trains of up to TWENTY cars {remember, these were 4-4-2's!})
They were most remarkable 4-4-2s, and so recognized at
the time. I always wanted the one pictured in the Lionel catalog.
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