UP wasn't the ONLY railroad with big steam power

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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It’s nice to see manufacturers coming out with their versions of UP’s Challenger and Big Boy, but the Santa Fe had big power too. I would like to see Athearn or Rivarossi come out with Santa Fe’s 2900 class 4-8-4’s and the
2-10-4’s. Those would bring BIG sales!

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Don’t forget the Riv 7,500 HP, “The Allegheny,”,the C & O beast from the east versus the Big Boy Brute from the west

3

I would really like to see some mid-size power. How many have the room on a home layout to justify the monsters that seem to be what everyone is producing?

I would like to see some Santa Fe power for the mid-west. 4-6-4’s, 4-8-2, etc. The monsters are just too big for my usage. I have Bachman SF 4-8-4’s but need something smaller to look descent on my freights and local passenger trains.

Doug

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It’s nice to see manufacturers coming out with their versions of UP’s Challenger and Big Boy, but the Santa Fe had big power too. I would like to see Athearn or Rivarossi come out with Santa Fe’s 2900 class 4-8-4’s and the
2-10-4’s. Those would bring BIG sales!

5

Don’t forget the Riv 7,500 HP, “The Allegheny,”,the C & O beast from the east versus the Big Boy Brute from the west

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I would really like to see some mid-size power. How many have the room on a home layout to justify the monsters that seem to be what everyone is producing?

I would like to see some Santa Fe power for the mid-west. 4-6-4’s, 4-8-2, etc. The monsters are just too big for my usage. I have Bachman SF 4-8-4’s but need something smaller to look descent on my freights and local passenger trains.

Doug