Re: Coal vs Oil with same locomotives
| February 15, 2017 08:31PM |
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You could also compare the S.P. 3800 2-8-8-4's, Everett -
Build as coal burners for use in New Mexico and eastern Arizona, later converted to oil for use on the Modoc line from Klamath Falls, Oregon to Sparks, Nevada:
Biggest problem would be accessing the records. Per the late U.P. Joe Passentino of the California State RR Museum, all S.P.'s old records were transferred to magnetic cards before the original papers were destroyed, and SFAIK there hasn't been a functioning mag card reader for several decades now . . .
- Roosso
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/16/2017 04:46PM by Russo Loco.
Build as coal burners for use in New Mexico and eastern Arizona, later converted to oil for use on the Modoc line from Klamath Falls, Oregon to Sparks, Nevada:
Biggest problem would be accessing the records. Per the late U.P. Joe Passentino of the California State RR Museum, all S.P.'s old records were transferred to magnetic cards before the original papers were destroyed, and SFAIK there hasn't been a functioning mag card reader for several decades now . . .
- Roosso
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/16/2017 04:46PM by Russo Loco.
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