Re: First Taste of Narrow Gauge - Edaville 1959
| December 01, 2019 07:55AM |
HI all
I would like to answer Ted Miles question about the diesel, the locomotive came from MBTA as numbered # 1153, she was one of the FP-10's that the (T) brought. The locomotive is ex GM&O F3A # 883A. The locomotive has been at Edaville now Thomas Land since 2005, when I when down after EDAVILLE lost all its track, over Mt. Urann. I when down to see what changes took place, and also to ride on the new track arrangement.
Also to get back to the Diesel, the engine arrived without its prime mover, I guess the idea of the new owner, was to convert the engine section, to be used for birthday parties, I don't know if the conversion, was ever completed?
I would like to answer Ted Miles question about the diesel, the locomotive came from MBTA as numbered # 1153, she was one of the FP-10's that the (T) brought. The locomotive is ex GM&O F3A # 883A. The locomotive has been at Edaville now Thomas Land since 2005, when I when down after EDAVILLE lost all its track, over Mt. Urann. I when down to see what changes took place, and also to ride on the new track arrangement.
Also to get back to the Diesel, the engine arrived without its prime mover, I guess the idea of the new owner, was to convert the engine section, to be used for birthday parties, I don't know if the conversion, was ever completed?
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