Re: Some things to ponder when you are bored

Randall Hess Wrote:
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> My scenario is as follows (everyone take a deep
> breath; I'm not saying this should have happened
> ... it is just an interesting thought
> experiment):
>
> In 1969, business is booming on the EBT, but the
> DRGW is trying very hard to get out of the NG
> business (other than their tourist line between
> Durango and Silverton). New locomotives are very
> expensive, so EBT buys all of DRGW's K-28
> locomotives (we don't need to justify this - it is
> merely a component of the scenario). Of course, as
> a steam locomotive is used, it has to make regular
> trips through the shops for heavy maintenance, and
> on the first trip for each K-28, its air-pump is
> moved from the front to the side ("where it
> belongs").
>
> This leads me to wonder about a couple of
> questions:
>
> (1) how would DRGW fans react to this
> "sacrilege"?
>
> (2) would thinking about this scenario help DRGW
> fans to understand how others of us feel about
> changes made to the 4960?

Well, I had always thought the EBT would purchase one K-28 myself, had they gone on longer, since steam possibly would be cheaper to purchase used, compared to a brand new diseasal, IMO

These are the opinions of a twenty Four year old model railroader/narrow gauge/standard gauge steam fan.