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Linn W. Moedinger

December 21, 2012 11:19AM

Registered: 16 years ago
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While there is no doubt that #20 had a hard life, the lead truck and lateral being two glowing examples, we are finding much of the components that are critical to performance and to some extent safety, are in pretty good shape. It is obvious that the RGS shops had the expertise if not the resources, to maintain a pretty high level of performance from completely worn out equipment.

I believe I may have said in an earlier post that those guys knew the shortcuts they could and couldn't take. Lessons today's steam mechanics would do well to learn.

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RGS Equipment "beat to death"	HighCommander	December 21, 2012 11:02AM
Re: RGS Equipment "beat to death"	Linn W. Moedinger	December 21, 2012 11:19AM
Re: RGS Equipment "beat to death"	Festus	December 21, 2012 01:26PM
Re: RGS Equipment "beat to death"	Jim Grigsby	December 21, 2012 01:40PM

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