Earl Wrote:
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> Jerry, I've been a longtime fan of 460. Why do
> you suppose it lasted in service as long as it
> did, where did they use it in the late 1930's?
>
> Somewhere I've seen it with a big wedgeplow in
> Alamosa in the early 1930's
In the late 30's, the #460 spent most of it's time around Salida. I've always wondered why it lasted so long also. What's also intriging is that it was also the only mudhen to retain an extended smoke box, and also the only one to keep it's original spoked lead truck.
Regards,
Donald Foster