Trailing Truck Boosters

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Bill:
The interesting point about Norfolk Southern's 2-8-4's was not how  much
they cost, but rather what they went for - - - -scrap !  During  the
administration of Pat McGinnis, the F-1's were sold to the Domestic
and Foreign Commerce Company after only 10 years of service  for
a gross amount of $21,500.  D&FCC then sold them to Pan  American
Engineering Co. and went out of business.  Oddly enough, an NS
official headed the D&FCC. Bad P. R. Bad P. R.   Pan American  had them
overhauled for NdeM and thru a conditional sales agreement involving
American Smelting & Refining, they went to Mexico for $365,000.
 
Several railroads later, McGinnis attempted a similar stunt on the  B&M
and went to jail.
 
With regard to inflation, NS purchased three GE 70-toners for Nos. 1 +  2,
the passenger trains (later mail and express only).  Since the GE's  had no
steam generator, NS had to use steam locomotives during cold weather.
I recently saw that Mercedes has a 400 h.p. roadster.  By my  recollection,
my 1955 Olds 98 had only 202 h.p.  The 400 h.p. Mercedes has 80%  of
the horsepower NS used to haul the passenger trains. Now that's  inflation.
                                                       Harry Bundy
 
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