>>1770687Instead of building retardhuge Texas locos (and pic related), most railways would have been better off buying small-drivered, well-engineered 2-6-6-4s and 2-8-8-4s for the improved tractive effort, increased flexibility, and lower wear to the road. Instead, we got stuff that barely fit American roads then, and doesn't really fit at all now, which means 0 chance of restoration for the vast majority of large locomotives. Very sad.
