pjb
August 25th, 2004, 04:03 PM
Almost the largest of decapods, and at almost 600 members, clearly the largest class of such locos,Pennsy's 'I-1s' were memorable and distinctive heavy hitters,
They also had various combinations of flanged
and unflanged (a/k/a blind ) drivers. Has any reader seen any memos, records or letters, where mechanical or operating departments covered how the choices were made.
It is possible, but unlikely, given the Pennsys
drive to standardize equipment, that the choices
were left up to shop foreman where "Class Three" repairs were conducted. More likely,
these variations were based upon Regional
or Divisional decisions based upon the experiences had with the physical plant in an area.
However, without hard evidence everything
becomes speculation. Does any Pennsy fan
know where such evidence is located?
Have You seen any discussion of it in any
archival materials? If you have,seen such,
what did it say about the matter?
Thank You, PJB
They also had various combinations of flanged
and unflanged (a/k/a blind ) drivers. Has any reader seen any memos, records or letters, where mechanical or operating departments covered how the choices were made.
It is possible, but unlikely, given the Pennsys
drive to standardize equipment, that the choices
were left up to shop foreman where "Class Three" repairs were conducted. More likely,
these variations were based upon Regional
or Divisional decisions based upon the experiences had with the physical plant in an area.
However, without hard evidence everything
becomes speculation. Does any Pennsy fan
know where such evidence is located?
Have You seen any discussion of it in any
archival materials? If you have,seen such,
what did it say about the matter?
Thank You, PJB