Re: NNG - BNSF - Farmington STEAM Railroad Connection ... 
| October 18, 2013 08:34PM |
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Sounds O-K to me, Fritz -
But as a Loan Committee member, you should hold them all hostage until they agree that
only coal-burning steam engines should be allowed on the line. IMHO, standardization
is the best way to keep costs down, and IIRC there are at least two, maybe three, Van
Schweringen Brothers 2-8-4's in operating - or at least near-operating - condition.*
- El Greengo Curmudgeoño de los Locos Viejos y Verdes
aka Der DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHaber
* IIRC, the Van Schweringen (sp?) Brothers at one time controlled the C&O, Nickel Plate and Pere Marquette railroads. The coal-burning 2-8-4's built for these three lines in the 1940's - most of them by Lima - were essentially all of the same design, and were among the finest steamers ever constructed. IIRC, there are at least two surviving - but not restored - 2-6-6-6's if some really BIG coal-burning power is required ...
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 10/19/2013 10:59PM by Russo Loco.
But as a Loan Committee member, you should hold them all hostage until they agree that
only coal-burning steam engines should be allowed on the line. IMHO, standardization
is the best way to keep costs down, and IIRC there are at least two, maybe three, Van
Schweringen Brothers 2-8-4's in operating - or at least near-operating - condition.*
- El Greengo Curmudgeoño de los Locos Viejos y Verdes
aka Der DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHaber
* IIRC, the Van Schweringen (sp?) Brothers at one time controlled the C&O, Nickel Plate and Pere Marquette railroads. The coal-burning 2-8-4's built for these three lines in the 1940's - most of them by Lima - were essentially all of the same design, and were among the finest steamers ever constructed. IIRC, there are at least two surviving - but not restored - 2-6-6-6's if some really BIG coal-burning power is required ...
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 10/19/2013 10:59PM by Russo Loco.
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