Re: White Pass & Yukon steam restoration progress

wishiwasincolorado Wrote:
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> As a side question, I understand there have been a
> few WP&Y locomotives that were used as riprap
> along a river and were recently in the past 2
> decades dug up to be sold off and restored, what
> has become of these locomotives since?

One can be seen, on it's side, in the pics I posted in the "Yard Pics" album. The other is in, I think, Michigan, being restored. I don't know much about it, but it has been discussed here in previous threads.

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There are pictures of the 196 going into the riverbank, it's heartbreaking. There's a rotary plow in the riverbank, as well.

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Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 07/21/2017 07:21PM by Popeye8762.