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jaybawb

September 23, 2001 11:11PM

Yup.
There has been more work.
Yup, One or both should be resdy next season, depending on what else is in store for the other engines.
A lot depends on FRA inspections of all the engines. From where I sit, ALL will need some work this winter, regardless of what the FRA demands, so I would not be betting on 5 or 6 engines next spring. We can always hope.
484 is getting major runnning-gear work, but according to my sources, may also need flues.
488 is getting new flues, some running-gear work.

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Updates on 484 and 488	Grant Houston	September 23, 2001 11:04AM
Re: Updates on 484 and 488	jaybawb	September 23, 2001 11:11PM

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