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hank

November 16, 2018 10:05AM

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268 & 278 stayed as long as they did because of restricted bridges on the Baldwin/Castleton branch. It's my understanding that it wasn't so much the bridges as the foundations (wooden mudsills) they sat on, after all C&S had run heavier engines[1] up there before 1911.

As to 268's bell, it was indeed swiped off the engine. Railfans caught the blame although it was known to be at a certain Gunnison area civic group for years.
hank

[1] C&S B4-B, engine wt 66,000#, B4-C 71,000#, B4-D 76,000#

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268 and 278	drgwk37	November 16, 2018 07:03AM
Re: 268 and 278	guymonmd	November 16, 2018 07:50AM
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Re: 268 and 278	Greg Scholl	November 16, 2018 08:43AM
Re: 268 and 278	Bob Meckley	November 16, 2018 09:07AM
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Re: 268 and 278	Earl	November 16, 2018 10:00AM
Re: 268 and 278 survival & that bell	hank	November 16, 2018 10:05AM
Re: 268 and 278 survival & that bell	Greg Scholl	November 16, 2018 10:18AM

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