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hank

January 19, 2015 12:07PM

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guymonmd Wrote:
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> Is 268 still on display in Gunnison?

Yes.

> besides the 268 and 278 are there any other surviving
> c-16's?

No other Baldwins. One Grant, #223, now being rebuilt at Ogden, Utah.

> Finally, has there been any talk of
> restoring 268 to operational status?

Yes, but not by anyone with either money or access to the engine. In other words, just hot air.

hank

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Rio Grande 268- What is that apparatus over the pilot?	Tenderpaw	January 19, 2015 06:52AM
Re: Rio Grande 268- What is that apparatus over the pilot?	Andre Anderson	January 19, 2015 06:56AM
Re: Rio Grande 268- What is that apparatus over the pilot?	whitepasser	January 19, 2015 10:18AM
Re: Rio Grande 268- What is that apparatus over the pilot?	bcp	January 19, 2015 10:31AM
Re: Rio Grande 268	guymonmd	January 19, 2015 12:03PM
Re: Rio Grande 268	hank	January 19, 2015 12:07PM
Re: Rio Grande 268	pd3463	January 20, 2015 01:25AM
Re: Rio Grande 268- What is that apparatus over the pilot?	Greg Scholl	January 19, 2015 01:08PM
Re: Rio Grande 268- What is that apparatus over the pilot?	whitepasser	January 21, 2015 11:11PM
Re: Rio Grande 268- What is that apparatus over the pilot?	Tenderpaw	January 19, 2015 11:10AM

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