05-31-2017, 04:12 PM
Good luck with the mods,, I have three of the USRA heavy mountains, and all I can say about them is that they are solid, strong, runners. I am very pleased with them. I didn't have to do any modifications to the drives , but some of the tender trucks had to have the wheels re-gauged. The only detail changes that I did was to add feedwater heaters to the smokebox, a PRR style train phone to the tender deck, and some weathering. They are the only soft coal burners in the SH&D fleet.
My other car is a locomotive, ARHS restoration crew