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Re: Steam Loco Trivia Challenge
Author: Castlebridge
Date: 02-19-2010 - 20:11

Steve Thompson Wrote:
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> I got to thinking about this last night, and came
> up blank!
>
> How many engines were numbered (by coincidence)
> the same as their wheel arrangement?
> Such as;
>
> 4-4-0 No. 440
> 2-8-0 No. 280
> 4-8-4 No. 484
> etc.
>
> There must have been some, although I don't think
> any were so numbered on the Northern Pacific.
>
> Steve


It could be an interesting challenge, too, to those not graphically challenged, to do some image editing and create possible views of locos with famous numbers--4449, for example--that meet Steve's spec.

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Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  Steam Loco Trivia Challenge Steve Thompson 02-19-2010 - 18:36
  Re: Steam Loco Trivia Challenge Ben Kletzer 02-19-2010 - 18:44
  Re: Steam Loco Trivia Challenge Castlebridge 02-19-2010 - 20:11
  Re: Steam Loco Trivia Challenge - Diesels too... George Andrews 02-20-2010 - 09:22
  Re: Steam Loco Trivia Challenge - Diesels too... Craig Tambo 02-21-2010 - 20:58
  Re: Steam Loco Trivia Challenge - Diesels too... George Andrews 02-22-2010 - 15:05
  Re: Steam Loco Trivia Challenge Matt Farnsworth 02-20-2010 - 09:52
  Re: Steam Loco Trivia Challenge Tom Moungovan 02-20-2010 - 10:23


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