Re: White Pass Switcher Disposition
| February 17, 2015 11:33AM |
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Taylor Rush Wrote:
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> Skip,
>
> Number 20 will hopefully be going into the shed
> this spring to start her boiler evaluation. We are
> starting to round up parts for her as well. The
> inquiry about the switcher is merely because I
> never heard what happened to it.
>
> Taylor
Apologies, Taylor ...... guess I just have steam oil in my blood ......
Somehow, those little "Critters" are very popular with railfans and model railroaders alike. I suppose it is from "Cuteness ...."
I do have to admit, I liked our GE Center Cab No. 15 at the Loop. ... she was fun. Nothing automatic except the train brakes .....
Skip Luke
Switchman (ret): Grand Canyon Railway;
Engineer (ret): Georgetown Loop RR Inc., Sumpter Valley Ry., Monticello & Sangamon Valley;
Dispatcher(ret): Illinois Central, White Pass & Yukon, Burlington Northern Ry.
Mariner, Musician, Miner
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> Skip,
>
> Number 20 will hopefully be going into the shed
> this spring to start her boiler evaluation. We are
> starting to round up parts for her as well. The
> inquiry about the switcher is merely because I
> never heard what happened to it.
>
> Taylor
Apologies, Taylor ...... guess I just have steam oil in my blood ......
Somehow, those little "Critters" are very popular with railfans and model railroaders alike. I suppose it is from "Cuteness ...."
I do have to admit, I liked our GE Center Cab No. 15 at the Loop. ... she was fun. Nothing automatic except the train brakes .....
Skip Luke
Switchman (ret): Grand Canyon Railway;
Engineer (ret): Georgetown Loop RR Inc., Sumpter Valley Ry., Monticello & Sangamon Valley;
Dispatcher(ret): Illinois Central, White Pass & Yukon, Burlington Northern Ry.
Mariner, Musician, Miner
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