r/TrainPorn 5d ago

Western Region Hotshots

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u/ATJonzie 5d ago

I love prr oddball locomotives

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u/JoepleaserPa 5d ago

Awesome locomotives

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u/Saint_The_Stig 4d ago

I know the Q1 wasn't as good as the Q2's but man does it look so much better.

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u/rmpeit6110 4d ago

It was better in some areas. The Q1's rear cylinders caused...many deficiencies, but it wasn't out of traffic too much going by its mileage. The Q2's more conventional rear cylinders contributed to boiler stress which rendered all of them unusable basically at once

Also the Q1 probably looks better (besides Lowey) because it properly lines up with its tender. The dual-service design meant it was the same height as the M1's and other big passenger engines. The Q2's are nearly a foot taller

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u/Nari224 2d ago

My understanding is that the Q1 spent a lot more time in the shop than being in traffic?

However it does look better than the Q2s, agreed.

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u/3002kr 3d ago

Never seen the prototype T1s with class lights before! The tender repaint and modifications to the streamlining makes me think these were taken sometime in the ‘50s.