Re: The 487's firebox, and bigger issues

I don't really care about "official". In a way that's the problem, because anything that is "official" requires somebody to stick their neck out.

In the past there used to be some pretty insightful unofficial posts here and at the Goat. But except for some good posts by Dick Cowles at the Ashpit (of all places!), the news has been limited to a bunch of isolated bits and pieces, some potentially troubling like crew shortages and the 487 in trouble.

It really frustrates me that the Friends have no interest in providing any sort of real time updates.

From a practical standpoint, I would like to commit to several trips to the area (315 and the September/October photo freights). But the silence breeds doubt. And I'm a worry wort.

JBWX