whats the difference?

while reading the decembre issue of MR there is an article on a layout called the ma’s &pa’s, they have pics of 2-6-0’s, aren’t those moguls and if they aren’t whats the difference?

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What’s the difference between moguls and what? Maybe I’m missing something here…

“Ma & Pa RR” is the nickname for the old “Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad”. That nickname doesn’t refer to the locomotive type.

All the steam locos in that particular article were 2-8-0’s, which are called Consolidations.

2-6-0’s are called Moguls.

Regards

Ed

Postal abbreviation for maryland is ma, pennsylvania is pa.
Hence- Ma and Pa

WHOOPS![:0]

Maryland is MD. Need proof? http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Baltimore%2C+MD&btnG=Google+Search

Have a nice day. [:D]

Matt

The “Ma & Pa” nickname came long before the postal abbreviation.