Re: Your air compressor is looking sluggish, etc. - Wes actually was not "nitpicking" in his post.
Why bother Wrote:
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> Did this gentleman, Wes, also nitpick the
> operation of UP 3985 and 844 ten or more years
> ago?
>
NOT REALLY ANY REASON TO..
> "There's not enough weight behind the tender to
> draft the fire..."
>
> "So, besides carrying water of known impurities
> content,
> running all day in 'saturated' steam production
> uses double the amount of
> water..."
>
> "I'm impressed with smaller locos matched to
> decent sized trains."
>
> He's in la-la land if he thinks UP should pull a
> heavy revenue train with the 4014.
Funny thing, Wes DOES NOT think that (and even says as much in that thread).