Monarch Branch Wrote:
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> Thanks for the link.
>
> I guess the devil is in the details. Which
> materials are historically accurate?
>
> For I’m under the impression there was a big
> debate over which type of wood to use when it was
> most recently rebuilt. The factory ash vs oak
> used by the D&RGW in its rebuilds, with ash being
> the winner. If that is true, I’d be in favor of
> oak being “historically accurate” in this
> case, considering the logistics of accessing the
> locomotive.
>
>
> Edit: I should have read the link more. It
> specifies White Oak to be used.
I have been told that Ash was used during the recent restoration.
I would vote for white oak as well.
Jeff Taylor
CRRM curator of equipment and rolling stock.