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Jason Midyette

January 24, 2003 09:04PM

OK folks, here is a question for any steam locomotive experts out there- What precisley is a laird on a steam locomotive? If you locomotive's laird has a large crack in it what have you done?
Apparently D&SNG 482 suffered a craked laird in December, on a trip to Cascade, and was unable to continue the trip to Durango. So obviously a craked laird is not a good thing, however I still have no clue what a laird is. (In high school my friend had a crush on a girl named Laird (same spelling even) but I seriously doubt that that has anything to do with 482's problem.)
Jason Midyette

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Steam locomotive laird?!?!?!?	Jason Midyette	January 24, 2003 09:04PM
Re: Crosshead ?	Jay Wimer	January 24, 2003 10:21PM
Definitely Crosshead	Herb Kelsey	January 24, 2003 11:51PM
There are double bar laird crossheads as well NM	Lucas of cincinatti	January 25, 2003 06:50PM
Not on the D&RGW/RGS Narrow Gauge NM	Herb Kelsey	January 25, 2003 11:14PM
Re: Not on the D&RGW/RGS Narrow Gauge	Joe P	January 26, 2003 10:04AM
Re: Not on the D&RGW/RGS Narrow Gauge	Herb Kelsey	January 26, 2003 01:06PM
Re: Crosshead ?	Jason Midyette	January 24, 2003 11:53PM
Re: Crosshead ?	Jay Wimer	January 25, 2003 06:01AM
Link to a short article	Bruce Pryor	January 26, 2003 08:27AM
Another link, with diagrams.	Bruce Pryor	January 26, 2003 08:34AM
Cool Link, Thanks! NM	Herb Kelsey	January 26, 2003 01:32PM

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