The R-1s were counterbalanced according to one of the theories of the day. Some weight might have been removed from the main drivers, but it’s my understanding that they were never a 100MPH engine.
They did run the h**l out of freight trains, though.
- Ed King
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Sent: Friday, May 29, 2020 2:52 PM
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Subject: Re: ACL R-1
When they were delivered the drivers were badly out of balance.
500 pounds of lead was removed from the counter weight on each main driver; after that they could run smoothly at 100 mph.
Ron
On Mar 12, 2020, at 9:54 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
Back to the original question of using an R-1 on your model railroad. The answer is that it’s your railroad and you can use the R-1 any way you want to. If anyone objects to you using one on an empty hopper train,, just don’t invite them to your layout again.
The R-1s were not satisfactory locomotives. their counterbalancing was so poorly done that they could not be used in the passenger services for which they were intended. So the 80=inch drivered machines were used in fast freight service.
They were good-looking engines, though.
- Ed King
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Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 6:25 PM
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Subject: Re: ACL R-1
The short answer is no. ACL R-1 class of 12 locomotives had scrapping dates of December 1951 and June 1952 according to Prince's ACL book. According to Col Jeffries book all ten N&W Y4 locomotives were equipped with the R-1 tenders in 1953. I don't know if N&W bought all the tenders or just 10 of them. I can't remember the source, but I did read oncd that the tenders arrived in worse shape than N&W expected.
--Rick Morrison
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 4:49 PM
Subject: ACL R-1
Hello all,
Do any of the old heads know if an ACL R-1 4-8-4 ever pulled a N&W passenger train on the N&W, also when the N&W bought the tenders of these engines were they delivered still attached to the engines. I have a H0 R-1 and am looking for an excuse to run it on my N&W layout circa 1953.
Richard Hood
From a turnip patch in England
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