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Earl

September 16, 2021 05:33PM

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The Reno's boiler is in tough shape and probably not salvageable. It is the original 1872 lap seam iron boiler. The State of AZ condemned it based on it having a lap seam. Old Tucson then installed an air compressor in the tender and somehow pumped air to the cylinders to make the Reno move. I don't know what kind of modification were done to the boiler, but I fear they were severe and difficult to "undo" without a lot of work, money, knowledge and talent.

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NNG V&T 11 Question	CVR220	September 16, 2021 09:38AM
Re: NNG V&T 11 Question	Ted miles	September 16, 2021 02:56PM
Re: NNG V&T 11 Question	Earl	September 16, 2021 05:33PM
Re: NNG V&T 11 Question	Stewart Rhine	September 16, 2021 08:15PM
Re: NNG V&T 11 Question	Murph	September 17, 2021 06:40AM
Re: NNG V&T 11 Question	Stewart Rhine	September 17, 2021 09:54AM
Re: NNG V&T 11 Question	Railfan1996	September 16, 2021 11:47PM
Re: NNG V&T 11 specs	bcp	September 17, 2021 09:49AM
Re: NNG V&T 11 specs	Earl	September 17, 2021 11:45AM
Re: NNG V&T 11 specs	Rosso	September 21, 2021 03:23PM
Re: NNG V&T 11 specs	bcp	September 21, 2021 04:06PM
Re: NNG V&T 11 specs	Brian Norden	September 21, 2021 04:59PM
Re: NNG V&T 11 Question	Keith Taylor	September 18, 2021 05:25AM
Re: NNG V&T 11 Question	Railfan1996	September 18, 2021 01:49PM
Re: NNG V&T 11 Question	Will Gant	September 20, 2021 12:02AM
Re: NNG V&T 11 Question	ComstockFriend	September 25, 2021 03:46PM
Re: NNG V&T 11 Question	CR BT Dispr	September 25, 2021 08:51PM
Re: NNG V&T 11 Question	Kelly Anderson	September 20, 2021 06:40AM
Other V&T Stuff at Old Tucson?	CVR220	September 21, 2021 01:49PM
Tapping into movie star money?	CVR220	September 21, 2021 01:57PM
Re: Tapping into movie star money?	KevinM	September 21, 2021 02:47PM
Re: Other V&T Stuff at Old Tucson?	Railfan1996	September 21, 2021 06:17PM

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