Nice research!
Bill Winans
John,
The basis for the 2900 class was the 3776 class a "lightweight" duplicate of
the
3765 class but due to the war restriction the lightweight of the 3776 was
gone
for sure in the 2900's. The closest 2-10-4 regarding the boiler, cab, and
tender
to the AM die cast 2900 is the 5011 class, the one leased to the PRR in
1956,
and built during the war. The other classes of 2-10-4 are the following :
5000
Class,1 engine nicknamed "Madame Queen" on display in Amarillo (This one is
the
oldest of the family and have smaller wheels diameter than the 5001 and 5011
class); 5001 class. The latter is fairly close to the 5011 class.
The ATSF does not have some K4's but owned three L1's in the 882 Class from
july
1945 to july 1947 when the trio was scrapped. The PRR # were 4031-4185-8191
(originally 7342). They ran on the eastern end of the network probably
around
Shopton IA for a very short time, being stored early. The ATSF owned two
other
foreign road classes of locos with the 2-8-8-2 1790 class from the N&W
bought in
1945 and sold in 1948 to the Virginian, and the former Boston and Maine
2-8-4 of
the 4193 Class. All were scrap in 1949 except one rebuilt in 1947 and
scrapped
in 54.
Keep rockin'
Philippe Cousyn
Freezin' France
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