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Jeff Taylor

August 18, 2017 09:47PM

Registered: 16 years ago
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I wish people would stop thinking a cracked frame is fatal to steam engines. MANY locomotives have frames welded back together after a crack or a break. To name a few, 315, 340, 346, and RGS 41. These locos are all still operable.

42 was used hard on the RGS, that is true. I have asked some of the older employees at the D&S and they said when they did an assignment on 42 it wasn't terrible. IIRC it passed or did reasonably well on a hydro.

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RGS #42 Status?	C&TS488fan	August 18, 2017 04:12PM
Re: RGS #42 Status?	wishiwasincolorado	August 18, 2017 05:32PM
Re: RGS #42 Status?	Tomstp	August 18, 2017 05:35PM
Re: RGS #42 Status?	Jeff Taylor	August 18, 2017 09:47PM
Re: RGS #42 Status?	Will Gant	August 19, 2017 12:10AM
Re: RGS #42 Status?	Bruce R. Pier	August 19, 2017 09:34AM
Re: RGS #42 Status?	Dave Vollmer	August 19, 2017 09:48AM
Re: RGS #42 Status?	C&TS488fan	August 19, 2017 12:13PM
Re: RGS #42 Status?	hank	August 20, 2017 09:05AM
Re: RGS #42 Status?	SR_Krause	August 19, 2017 03:35PM
Re: RGS #42's current jacket paint	Russo Loco	August 19, 2017 11:38AM
Re: RGS #42's current jacket paint	Hauspiper	August 23, 2017 03:27PM
Re: C&TS #489's jacket paint in 2010	Russo Loco	August 24, 2017 05:44PM
Re: C&TS #489's jacket paint in 2010	Hauspiper	August 24, 2017 10:46PM
Re: RGS #42 Status?	Earl	August 19, 2017 06:18PM
Re: RGS #42 Status?	Stephen Peck	August 20, 2017 09:26AM
Re: RGS #42 Status?	F&W#14	August 20, 2017 07:02PM
Re: RGS #42 Status?	Chris Walker	August 20, 2017 09:17PM
Re: RGS #42 Status?	guymonmd	August 23, 2017 11:52AM
Re: RGS #42 Status?	sjh7	August 22, 2017 01:57PM
Re: RGS #42 Status?	jones456	August 23, 2017 10:23AM
Re: RGS #42 Status?	Bill Scobie	August 27, 2017 01:46PM
Re: RGS #42 Status?	Russo Loco	August 27, 2017 02:07PM

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