Re: Plans for C&T 483
| September 19, 2019 11:46PM |
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Will Gant Wrote:
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> Just imagine the drama of 483 getting coveted to
> oil.....
Well, everything happens for a good reason in the long run, and I guess we're somewhat lucky 483 didn't get traded.
Although, back in May of 2018 I was walking through the yard with a few D&S employees that told me about how it was decided after plans with the CRM fell through the 493 was going to receive a full restoration (Presumably coal-fired as the 416 hadn't occurred yet), hopefully there are some older threads/statements to confirm this.
Here is a photo I took that day, 486 had been pulled out of the roundhouse for what looks like work being done on the steam dome and 493 with the front of its smokebox removed is behind. (Close up)
the full image
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> Just imagine the drama of 483 getting coveted to
> oil.....
Well, everything happens for a good reason in the long run, and I guess we're somewhat lucky 483 didn't get traded.
Although, back in May of 2018 I was walking through the yard with a few D&S employees that told me about how it was decided after plans with the CRM fell through the 493 was going to receive a full restoration (Presumably coal-fired as the 416 hadn't occurred yet), hopefully there are some older threads/statements to confirm this.
Here is a photo I took that day, 486 had been pulled out of the roundhouse for what looks like work being done on the steam dome and 493 with the front of its smokebox removed is behind. (Close up)
the full image
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