OK guys, thanks for the correction. I'm never too old to learn
something new. Not being an SP fan, I wasn't aware of the SP moniker
of "decks" for the 2-10-2's. I can understand their not wanting to
associate with rival ATSF. In any case the "deck" or "decapod" term
correlated with having 10 drivers. As for "mikado" didn't that
originally come from the Japanese steam of that wheel arrangement? And
perhaps MacArthur might have come out of the anti-Japanese sentiment
of that time?
Kind of makes you wonder why the term "pacific" applied to engines
used on both coasts and "atlantics" were also used by the SP out west.
Same goes for "hudsons", which were also on the Milwaukee road and
Nickle Plate but never traveled along the banks of the Hudson. Whereas
"Mohawk" was a class by itself unless you were referring to a haircut.
Here's a test for ya, especially you Ed, which other railroad
called their 4-8-4's "Niagara", although spelled slightly different?
Bud Rindfleisch
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