No love for the W class?

[NW Modeling List]

My darling wife gave me a book on N&W steam locomotives for Christmas, 
complete with plans and photos of most of the later classes.  In 
addition to the engines I'm already familiar with, I learned about one 
I'd never seen before.  W class 2-8-0.  They reminded me (forgive me, I 
have a Southern Ry. background) of Southern's J or K class 
Consolidations, similar in size and with virtually identical frame and 
driver dimensions.

So I have to wonder, why aren't the W class engines more popular? Have 
any accurate models been produced?  Were they common engines around the 
railroad?  Why don't they get any more love?  Even the G class seems 
more popular.

-- 
Kenneth Rickman
Salisbury, NC

One thing about trains: It doesn't matter where they're going.  What matters is deciding to get on.


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