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Chesapeake & Ohio H8 Allegheny class (2-6-6-6) articulated steam locomotive, the
tallest, widest, heaviest steam engine ever created. By herself, the H8 weighed
a staggering 724,500 lbs; with her fully loaded tender she topped out at earth
shaking 1,066,100 lbs. She was capable of producing up to 8,000 horsepower, the
highest ever calculated on an articulated steam locomotive, greater than even
Challenger and Big Boy. In fact, her massive boiler, the largest ever installed
on a locomotive, was large enough for the boiler of the Big Boy to fit inside.
She was named after the mountains where she worked, pulling mile long trains of
150+ coal cars up and down the Allegheny mountains, but was also capable of
pulling long troop trains at speeds up to 60 mph.
She’s built in a massive 10-wide, and yet she’s more than likely still in scale
with most 8-wide MOCs. She’s fully track compatible, capable of navigating
turns and points using a floating design inspired by Benn Coifman. If you’re
attending Brickworld, she’ll be in attendance, too.
--Tony
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| (...) Very nicely executed, Tony! I wish I could see her in person at BrickWorld! I like how you did the front end, and the detail in the cab is a great touch. I built an (URL) several years ago, before even BBB wheels, so I'm familiar with the (...) (15 years ago, 6-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| (...) I've mentioned it on many other forums, Tony. This MOC is incredible and I am so looking forward to seeing it run at Brickworld 2009. :-) We're just about a week from the event and I am so excited to see all of my old friends and hopefully (...) (15 years ago, 9-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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