Re: Seats Still Available on MOW Train
| August 01, 2008 08:28PM |
Howdy,
Having spent many years with others restoring (rebuilding) OB, I am hoping all or at least some of the forum's readers will get a chance to come down to Chama next weekend.
There are some fine pictures of OB posted here. Thought I would give the readers of this forum some idea of the shape OB was prior to the rebuild.
In the end there weren't half a dozen pieces of wood worth salvaging. Even the steam pipe and swivels were shot. In June we tried air to run OB after we were told it had been run on shop air years ago, oh well. Next week if the operating company comes thru we will have steam and with any luck (luck always wins out over skill and cunning) the riders will get to see OB run for the first time in many years.
Having spent many years with others restoring (rebuilding) OB, I am hoping all or at least some of the forum's readers will get a chance to come down to Chama next weekend.
There are some fine pictures of OB posted here. Thought I would give the readers of this forum some idea of the shape OB was prior to the rebuild.
In the end there weren't half a dozen pieces of wood worth salvaging. Even the steam pipe and swivels were shot. In June we tried air to run OB after we were told it had been run on shop air years ago, oh well. Next week if the operating company comes thru we will have steam and with any luck (luck always wins out over skill and cunning) the riders will get to see OB run for the first time in many years.
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