2-6-6-6 "Allegheny" Locomotive

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    Ever seen a Locomotive that could compete evenly with the Big Boy? The Allegheny was a monster locomotive that matched and even surpassed the ever vaunted Big Boy in many aspects. Nobody really knows which one could outperform the other as they served on opposite ends of the country and never directly competed.


    The Allegheny was designed for hauling conster size consists of "Coal dragline" up and over the Allegheny mountains, then handing off the load to regular sized engines to take on to the steel mills and power plants.


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    I'm hoping on of the steam loco modders here would be interested in taking up the challenge of building a truly epic locomotive. We have the big boy in game but how about a competitor?


    https://www.wikiwand.com/en/2-6-6-6


    The 2-6-6-6 (in Whyte notation) is an articulated locomotive type with 2 leading wheels, two sets of six driving wheels and six trailing wheels. Only two classes of the 2-6-6-6 type were built. One was the "Allegheny" class, built by the Lima Locomotive Works. The name comes from the locomotive's first service with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway beginning in 1941. The other was the "Blue Ridge" class for the Virginian Railway. Tese were one of the most powerful reciprocating steam locomotives ever built at 7,500 HP (which was only exceeded by the PRR Q2), and one of the heaviest at 389 tons for the locomotive itself plus 215 tons for the loaded tender.



    http://www.steamlocomotive.com…country=USA&wheel=2-6-6-6



    Number of "Allegheny" Type Locomotives Built by YearYearRailroadRoad NumbersC&OVGNTotals:

    19411942194319441945194619471948Totals
    1600-16091610-16191620-1644900-9071645-1659
    1010251560
    88
    10102581568



    "Books and magazines will often state that the Big Boy was the largest steam locomotive ever built. But, what do they mean by "largest"? When comparing steam locomotives, many different quantities can be considered. For example, weight, length, horsepower, and tractive effort are all characteristics of how "large" a steam locomotive is. In many of these categories, a locomotive "larger" than a Big Boy can be found. Does this mean that all of those books and magazines are wrong?

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