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The 999 was mounted on 86.5” inch drivers, larger than the 70” inch drivers its classmates utilized, while also having its brakes mounted on the pilot truck, which was a new approach. The bands, pipes, and trim were highly polished; the boiler, smokestack, domes, cab, and tender were given a satin
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