September 20, 2019 08:19AM
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Peyton Smith Wrote:
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> I can’t weigh in with all the accuracy that Earl
> could, But from what I understand from my contact
> at the C&TS, the boiler is shot, lost cause,
> condemned, etc. I believe the boiler is, while
> not too thin to see service, the C&TS would rather
> have a new build boiler for it.. The cost of a
> new boiler alone would be roughly somewhere around
> the price to do a 1472 rebuild on any of the
> currently operating locomotives there. 497 is
> much more likely, but I’d agree that Earl can
> shed better light on the subject than a greenhorn
> like me.
It's my understanding that 497 basically needs a 1472 and she'd be good to go. Of course after sitting for so many years there will be more but, she is a more likely candidate than '83 when the need arises for another engine. By a long shot. An '83 reconstruction will require private donation money as it would be a "want' project rather than a "need" project.
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