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Earl Knoob

November 01, 2000 07:14AM

No........ this has nothing to do with how to make a locomotive steam better....
Does anyone out there know the process in which the US Army acquired the locomotives for the WP&Y in WWII?
Did they politely ask the companies if they had any surplus locomotives? Did they barge into the Main Office and say "These are OURS now, had 'em over?" Or perhaps something in the middle?
As we all know, the government sent a lot of locomotives to Skagway, including Silverton Northern 34, C&S 69 & 70, as well as our beloved K-28's.
Ideas??? Opinions???

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Subject	Author	Posted
"Drafting" Locomotives	Earl Knoob	November 01, 2000 07:14AM
Re: "Drafting" Locomotives	Charlie Mutschler	November 01, 2000 07:33AM
Re: "Drafting" Locomotives	J. B. Bane	November 05, 2000 03:02PM
Re: "Drafting" Locomotives	Oil Czar	November 05, 2000 09:59PM
Re: "Drafting" Locomotives	J .B. Bane	November 06, 2000 09:21PM
OIl Burners in the WP&Y	Earl Knoob	November 07, 2000 07:33AM
Re: OIl Burners in the WP&Y	Charlie Mutschler	November 10, 2000 09:37AM
Re: OIl Burners in the WP&Y	Rick Steele	November 12, 2000 11:45AM
Re: Oil Burners in the WP&Y	Charlie Mutschler	November 12, 2000 08:41PM
Re: Oil Burners in the WP&Y	Bruce Pryor	November 13, 2000 07:22PM
Re: Coal on the White Pass	Brian Norden	November 07, 2000 08:26PM
SVRy oil burners	Bob Bergstrom	November 07, 2000 12:12PM
Re: SVRy oil burners	J. B. Bane	November 07, 2000 07:32PM
Re: SVRy oil burners	J. B. Bane	November 07, 2000 07:49PM
Rushton stacks	Bob Bergstrom	November 08, 2000 10:27AM
Re: Rushton stacks	Earl	November 09, 2000 08:30AM
Re: Rushton stacks	dan	November 09, 2000 09:16AM
Re: Rushton stacks	dan	November 09, 2000 09:18AM
Re: "Drafting" Locomotives	Brian Norden	November 01, 2000 09:25PM
"Requisitions"	El Coke	November 02, 2000 09:27AM
Re: "Requisitions" & the RGS	Herb Kelsey	November 03, 2000 12:18AM
Re: "Requisitions" & the RGS	Earl	November 03, 2000 08:42AM
RFC / DSC and War Department	EL Coke	November 03, 2000 12:47PM

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