Re: Durango & Silverton Locomotive Work 5-1-2020

Mark MPT Wrote:
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> 486 ran during the summer of 2019. Photographed it
> multiple days when I was there in June of 2019.
> Like you said, plans change, the same may be the
> case for converting 486. Especially with all the
> diesels coming to the railroad, the brand new ones
> and the WP&Y ones, they may not need more oil
> burners with all of them.
>
> Speculation on the diesel and conversion bought,
> but possible. I think Randy would have mentioned
> as well in the video if that is their plan without
> any chance of change. We shall see in the
> future...
>
> Mark

Randy said, I thought, that -everything- is being converted to oil.

From a logistics point of view, I don't see them keeping one or two coal burners, and the burden of a second fuel type and service.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/02/2020 06:15PM by Popeye8762.