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Re: Tommy (?) The Tube-Roller on the C&TS - Jan. '73

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Earl

August 26, 2015 07:59AM

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It was probably 487 is the shots. 487 did not go into service until 1973. The overly optimistic management decided to strip and reflue 487 and 488 at the same time (so it might be 488). After stripping down both engines, reality set in and only 487 was put back together. 488 sat in a dismantled state until 1978 when it was put back together for the 1979 season.

Back then, all the work was done in the old engine house. Even with two stoves glowing red, it must have been frigid in that drafty old building.

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Re: Tommy (?) The Tube-Roller on the C&TS - Jan. '73	Russo Loco	August 25, 2015 06:48PM
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Re: Tommy (?) The Tube-Roller on the C&TS - Jan. '73	Earl	August 26, 2015 07:59AM
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Re: Tommy (?) The Tube-Roller on the C&TS - Jan. '73	Russo Loco	August 29, 2015 01:09PM

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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter

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