Originally Posted by OGR Webmaster:
Wow...the "Red Devil" is badly out of square when running at high speed and hooked up to a short cutoff.
I'd say she needs some work on the valve gear.
Is that the cause of the slightly odd sound????
I like the restored vs hot rod comparison....being both train and car guy never thought of it that way. But true.....a rusting away loco reworked is still a good thing.
A coal powered loco may not compete today.....but look at what going on daily in the big oil counties.....oil supply drastically cut over night....and coal becomes viable....I see it laying on the ground around here.......we have PLENTY!!!