Re: 05-20-18 Test = Locomotive 463

Jerry474 Wrote:
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> Thanks Roger, she looks great. Love the Royal
> Gorge herald. Sounds like someone took a wrench to
> her whistle. Will be there next Saturday to chase
> with Bill Moyers and Ernie Robart. Bill and I
> chased last year and it was wild trying to get
> ahead as they were flat rolling.
>
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I asked today if the whistle had been replaced entirely.

The difference is that shocking.

I was told that the whistle was cleaned inside, and something inside was re-lapped (my whistle ignorance is total).

It no longer sounds like a dying animal.