by ferroequinarchaeologist
momentary deviation down the RDC path ...
>>Evidently, the 9s were designed as half-powered trailers for use with 1s.
Exactly. This was how the B&M used them. I preferred riding in them because they had only one engine and consequently were a little quieter. Not that the -1s weren't several orders of magnitude improvement over the predecessor Laconia wooden open platform coaches.
... back to our regularly scheduled program.
PBM
>>Evidently, the 9s were designed as half-powered trailers for use with 1s.
Exactly. This was how the B&M used them. I preferred riding in them because they had only one engine and consequently were a little quieter. Not that the -1s weren't several orders of magnitude improvement over the predecessor Laconia wooden open platform coaches.
... back to our regularly scheduled program.
PBM