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Steve Peck

January 16, 2001 08:54AM

I just returned from a 10 day trip to Chile. While there, I met with Ian Thomson, founder of South American Railway Preservation Society.
Ian told me that SV #17 still exists in a park in Peru. I don't have my notes handy to say which town.
Before we all get our hopes up for returning locomotives to the states, you should know that rail enthusiasts in S.A. are getting the governments to list all steam locomotives as national monuments. This means that deporting steam locomotives would fall under treason, so finding someone to sell a steamer in South American may be a little complicated. Getting a steamer out of South America just won't happen.
Central America is a different situation.
Contrary to popular belief, there are not hundreds of locos just rusting away in South America, hoping for yankee help. In Chile, there are several railroad restoration projects underway, and existing steamers in Chile are finding there way to museums or restoration.

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2-6-0 "Frisco" at Frisco	Jeff Terry	January 05, 2001 04:19PM
Re: 2-6-0 "Frisco" at Frisco	Brian Norden	January 05, 2001 08:14PM
Re: 2-6-0 "Frisco" at Frisco	Jeff Terry	January 05, 2001 09:50PM
Re: 2-6-0 "Frisco" at Frisco	Brian Norden	January 06, 2001 12:04AM
Re: 2-6-0 "Frisco" at Frisco	J. B. Bane	January 07, 2001 01:05PM
Re: SV engines to Peru	Brian Norden	January 07, 2001 11:03PM
Re: SV engines to Peru	J.B. Bane	January 08, 2001 11:04AM
Re: SV engines to Peru	Brian Norden	January 08, 2001 09:20PM
Thanks Brian for the info! NM	J.B. Bane	January 09, 2001 09:38AM
Re: WP&Y engines to Peru?	Bruce Pryor	January 09, 2001 06:12PM
Re: WP&Y engines to Peru?	Brian Norden	January 10, 2001 12:22AM
Re: WP&Y engines to Peru?	James D. Hefner	January 15, 2001 12:04PM
Engines in Peru	pmcassell	January 09, 2001 06:38PM
Re: Engines in Peru	J.B.Bane	January 09, 2001 07:34PM
Re: SV engines to Peru	Glenn Christensen	January 14, 2001 04:04PM
Just returned from S.A.	Steve Peck	January 16, 2001 08:54AM
Re: Just returned from S.A.	Taylor Rush	January 17, 2001 04:36PM
Re: Just returned from S.A.	Steve Peck	January 18, 2001 10:12AM
Re: Just returned from S.A.	Oil Czar(Jerry Huck SVRy)	January 18, 2001 12:11PM
Re: Just returned from S.A.	Steve Peck	January 18, 2001 02:10PM
Re: Just returned from S.A.	RBrinton	January 18, 2001 05:39PM
Re: Just returned from S.A.	Steve Peck	January 19, 2001 09:12AM
See You This Summer NM	RBrinton	January 19, 2001 09:28AM
Re: Engine at Fairplay	Brian Norden	January 18, 2001 07:18PM

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