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kwilcomb

June 21, 2010 12:31AM

Registered: 16 years ago
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Well said , Shane. Even under the best of circumstances , steam packing is a crap shoot and it doesn't matter if it is mechanical or graphite rope. Steam is very corrosive and just like water it will find any opening it can and exploit it.

Kevin Wilcomb

Kentucky Railway Museum
L&N 152 Steam Crew

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Georgetown Loop #12 in Rain & Sunshine	Shane Schabow	June 19, 2010 03:56PM
Re: Georgetown Loop #12 in Rain & Sunshine	Ed Stabler	June 19, 2010 04:07PM
Re: Georgetown Loop #12 in Rain & Sunshine	john creasing	June 20, 2010 05:52PM
Re: Georgetown Loop #12 in Rain & Sunshine	kwilcomb	June 20, 2010 10:36PM
Re: Georgetown Loop #12 in Rain & Sunshine	Shane Schabow	June 20, 2010 10:59PM
Re: Georgetown Loop #12 in Rain & Sunshine	kwilcomb	June 21, 2010 12:31AM
Re: Georgetown Loop #12 in Rain & Sunshine	Shane Schabow	June 20, 2010 10:39PM
Re: Georgetown Loop #12 in Rain & Sunshine	Ed Stabler	June 21, 2010 05:26AM
Re: Georgetown Loop #12 in Rain & Sunshine	Mark Fuller	June 20, 2010 09:04PM

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