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UP9006, a three cylinder
4-12-2 steams through Eaton in this photo. These were monster locomotives and
traditionally had difficulty with tight curves due to the rigidity and length
of the wheelbase. Recently, some time after I wrote this
initially, Steve Lee of the Cheyenne steam crew was reading an account to me
of what happened when the center "third cylinder" driving rod broke while a
train was in motion at track speed near Baxter, Wyoming. The rod went down,
struck the ties and caused the locomotive to flip up in the air, creating a
terrible accident and loss of life.
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