Billy Nees at a different kind of track
 

I went to visit Billy Nees this past weekend. On Saturday we went to the Tuscarora Valley Railroad in Ickesburg, PA. This is a 7 1/2" track for 'live steam' locomotives. I brought my locomotive, and got Billy to sit on it for pictures; but I couldn't talk him into running it. On Sunday he took me to Beaver Springs but I'd rather not talk about that.

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That is cool! Should`ve run it Billy!

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That train must be in the classification guide somewhere! Maybe W/SA?

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ST/2-8 classification! (Steam Train. 2 wheels, 8 wheels). Give him an hour tuning, it will pickup 2 tenths!

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Curt Rees

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Actually, the full size locomotive was classified as a T-19, T for Ten Wheeler (4-6-0). 4 = 4 lead wheels, 6 = 6 drive wheels, and 0 means no trailing wheels. The full size locomotive was rated at 19,000 lbs tractive effort.

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Neat creation, Marty! And I will bet a lot of fun!

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Curt Rees

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Must be a stocker thing . I ran into ole' time stock elem racer Fred Yoder from div 1Fred ran a Buick GS back in the day I saw him at a RV show he tells me this is his new hobby and has a track laid out at his home .

Marc