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The day they changed the gauge!

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John Kuvakas
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John Kuvakas
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 Joop
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here's one of the biggest steam engines from the US.

the 4014 Big boy.

UP 4014 Gurdon, Arkansas

and here is a picture of the Märklin HO-scale Big Boy 4013 I have in my collection.

picture taken from the internet.

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Frank Reed
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wn9NUmPV_Ts


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Another big one:   Great Northern 2-8-8-2 freight engine, brass model from the 1980s, made by Tenshodo / Japan

GN 2047 L

Ralf Buyer
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I have the Big Boy in N scale along with its little brother the Challenger.



   
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 Joop
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awesome, Ralf....

the Märklin Challenger is on my wish-list....Bob.


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John, thanks for the video. I did not know the story of the gauge change.


Ed Davis
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