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tweetsieengineer

January 19, 2008 07:12AM

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The ET&WNC/Tweetsie started out the war with 5 engines 9,10,11,12,and 14.
In may of 1942 the army purchased #10 and #14 and took them to the White Pass. The other three continued operating. The Tweetsie ended up being a very busy railroad line running commuter trains to the rayon plants in Elizabethton almost around the clock. #11 and #9 mostly handled almost the passenger runs, while #12 moved the freight between johnson city and cranberry. In 1943 #10 and #14 were burned in a roundhouse fire in Whitehorse.

On a different note, when USA #190 came to Tweetsie RR in 1960 it came with one of the SVRR tenders. Were not sure which one but the markings on the frame suggest it was built in 1916.

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WW II and the Narrow Gauges	Kevin S.	January 14, 2008 07:28PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	nickgully	January 14, 2008 08:18PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	Brian Norden	January 14, 2008 09:55PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	Andrew Brandon	January 15, 2008 09:59AM
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Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	T A Hunter	January 16, 2008 01:09PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	Eric Bolton	January 15, 2008 12:28PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	Brian Norden	January 15, 2008 08:20PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	gbrewer	January 15, 2008 02:21PM
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Re: Oahu / C&TS #19 (photos)	Russo Loco	January 17, 2008 04:36PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	Don Richter	January 16, 2008 10:46AM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	John Sporseen	January 16, 2008 03:55PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	dan	January 15, 2008 06:17PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	bcp	January 15, 2008 06:24PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	J.B.Bane	January 15, 2008 08:07PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	dan	January 15, 2008 09:52PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	J.B.Bane	January 16, 2008 09:32AM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	Brian Norden	January 15, 2008 08:09PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	J.B.Bane	January 15, 2008 08:19PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	WPYmike	January 15, 2008 08:55PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	Anonymous User	January 16, 2008 12:35PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	Sam	January 16, 2008 09:55PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	tweetsieengineer	January 19, 2008 07:12AM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	dan	January 19, 2008 07:39AM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	WPYmike	January 19, 2008 12:26PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	geode	January 19, 2008 01:45PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	gbrewer	January 19, 2008 03:49PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	geode	January 19, 2008 06:12PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	gbrewer	January 19, 2008 06:42PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	WPYmike	January 20, 2008 12:35AM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	geode	January 20, 2008 08:00AM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	Ed Stabler	January 20, 2008 09:16AM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	tweetsieengineer	January 19, 2008 09:12PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	WPYmike	January 20, 2008 12:49AM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	dan	January 20, 2008 07:37AM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	WPYmike	January 20, 2008 03:12PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	tweetsieengineer	January 20, 2008 06:25PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	WPYmike	January 20, 2008 06:56PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	bcp	January 20, 2008 10:47PM
Re: WW II and the Narrow Gauges	WPYmike	January 20, 2008 11:06PM
Re: WW II and the Oaho RR	stacktalk2	January 21, 2008 08:59PM
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