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Hello fans of F3s and their sisters! A couple of weeks ago I posted my Santa Fe F3 no. 2343 and called it probably the most iconic postwar diesel. The diesel I’m posting today, if not number two, is definitely in the top five.

I bought my Texas Special no. 2245 from a friend for a “song”. It didn’t run, but a trip to a postwar repairman got it running smoothly. There were quite a few paint chips in the finish, but I found Testor’s gloss red matched the finish almost perfectly. I touched up the chips with a fine brush; you have look closely to see the imperfections. Finally, I located a matching B unit at a NETCA train show a couple of weeks later.

But, how does it pull? I coupled up the same heavy coal drag I hauled with my modern Canadian Pacific FA-1 (equipped with two can motors) last Friday. The 2245, powered by a single horizontal Pullmor “growler” motor, handled the train with ease!

John

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