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Re: NYC 6000 class the greatest ever?
Author: synonymouse
Date: 01-01-2018 - 15:26

"...a failure of the highly-expensive firebox-wrapper metallurgy to withstand the conditions of actual operation..." is what caused the 6000's to be scrapped way early, according to this account.

[wikivisually.com]

It would appear NYC management did not agree with Mr. Kiefer, wanted diesels bad and got rid of the one S-2 #5500 in short order. That would be the locomotive one might want to construct again, if you have some loose millions lying about.

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  NYC 6000 class the greatest ever? synonymouse 01-01-2018 - 10:56
  Re: NYC 6000 class the greatest ever? FEF-3 01-01-2018 - 12:09
  Re: NYC 6000 class the greatest ever? synonymouse 01-01-2018 - 12:40
  Re: NYC 6000 class the greatest ever? FEF-3 01-01-2018 - 13:40
  Re: NYC 6000 class the greatest ever? synonymouse 01-01-2018 - 15:26
  Re: NYC 6000 class the greatest ever? George Andrews 01-01-2018 - 16:52
  Re: NYC 6000 class the greatest ever? Greatest Cheese 01-01-2018 - 12:14
  Re: NYC 6000 class the greatest ever? Ed Workman 01-01-2018 - 17:03
  Re: NYC 6000 class the greatest ever? synonymouse 01-01-2018 - 18:39
  Re: NYC 6000 class the greatest ever? The Adjustment Bureau 01-01-2018 - 19:09
  Re: NYC 6000 class the greatest ever? synonymouse 01-01-2018 - 19:21
  Re: NYC 6000 class the greatest ever? david vartanoff 01-01-2018 - 22:16
  Re: NYC 6000 class the greatest ever? synonymouse 01-02-2018 - 00:21
  Re: NYC 6000 class the greatest ever? david vartanoff 01-02-2018 - 12:00
  Re: NYC 6000 class the greatest ever? synonymouse 01-02-2018 - 14:43
  Re: SP 4-8-4s Tim 01-03-2018 - 11:21
  Re: NYC 6000 class the greatest ever? Jim Fitzgerald 01-02-2018 - 16:15


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