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Re: 168 Update!!

November 15, 2017 10:32AM avatar
KevinM Wrote:
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> Stathi,
>
> You folks are doing amazing work! Your comment
> that the 168's boiler needed nothing more than
> just a 1,472 SDI really floored me and is a
> testament to the quality of the original article.
> Where can you find something built today that
> can run for 60 years, sit outside unprotected for
> 70 years, and still be in any condition to ever
> run again?
>
> /Kevin Madore

This doesn't surprise me that much. 168 had its original 1883 boiler replaced around 1912-1915. It would have seen regular service until the mid-1920's, then increasingly less use until withdrawn in the early 1930's. I think 168's last regular use would have been on the Lake City Branch in 1933. So, 168's boiler has something less 20 years of service on it, and the last years would have been in fairly light service.
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