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Jim Grigsby

March 23, 2008 10:40AM

Registered: 16 years ago
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This was a problem for more than tourist railroads. The last Willamette locomotive built had a Worthington feed water heater, and the original owner, J. Neils Lmbr. Co., reported a considerable savings in fuel and water over their Pacific Coast Shay. (The well known Klickitat L. & L. No. 7.) But when the Willamette was sold to Rayoneer Inc. they removed the feed water heater for maintenance reasons. At the time Rayoneer maintained a large stable of steam locomotives and their maintenance forces were pretty good, so if they discarded it the troubles must have outweighed the economies.

Incidently, both locomotives still exist.

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Earl is going to be busy	Roger Hogan	March 15, 2008 04:21PM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	Steve Singer	March 15, 2008 07:51PM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	mesaman3000	March 15, 2008 08:07PM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	Chris Webster	March 15, 2008 08:31PM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	Roger Hogan	March 16, 2008 11:07AM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	michael	March 19, 2008 09:32AM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	Earl	March 19, 2008 11:06AM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	Steve Dickey	March 19, 2008 09:08PM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	Steve G.	March 20, 2008 09:43AM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	Earl	March 20, 2008 10:18AM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	aldergulch24	March 19, 2008 05:53PM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	michael	March 19, 2008 07:17PM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	stuart olson	March 19, 2008 07:35PM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	WilliamDiehl	March 20, 2008 05:07AM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	Steve Singer	March 20, 2008 08:38AM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	Earl	March 20, 2008 10:29AM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	Ed Stabler	March 20, 2008 11:29AM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	richd	March 20, 2008 07:45PM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	Gavin Hamilton	March 21, 2008 05:08AM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	Steve G.	March 21, 2008 08:51AM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	Steve G.	March 21, 2008 12:56AM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	Ed Stabler	March 21, 2008 01:05AM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	Jim McKee	March 21, 2008 11:51AM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	BillD	March 21, 2008 12:35PM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	CharlieMcCandless	March 21, 2008 08:56PM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	Earl	March 21, 2008 09:16PM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	Anonymous User	March 21, 2008 10:12PM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	ANI	March 21, 2008 09:45PM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	CharlieMcCandless	March 22, 2008 06:17AM
Re: Earl is going to be busy	Jim Grigsby	March 23, 2008 10:40AM

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