Steam engines being restored

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Mason

   I have seem pictures of the crack and don't thank its that big of a 
problem not cheap or easily  fixed
but compared to the cost of restoration would be miner

Larry Evans
Kenova,WV

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>I would love to see it under steam again as this locomotive worked the 

>Shenandoah Division quite a bit. But it is my understanding that the frame 

>under the front set of drivers is broken. That would make the project 

>financially if not physically impossible.

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> Mason Cooper

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> That was a very long time ago.  The St. Louis Museum was still in 

> "acquisition" mode.  Much has changed - different organization; different 

> people in charge; other pieces of the collection in the process of being 

> restored and needing space for display.  Maybe the question should be 

> asked again.  Just suggesting.

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> Jerome Crosson (N&W West - St Peters MO).

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>               I do not believe it is due to the feed      water heater

> that 2156 is out of the running. From my      understanding the reason

> 2156 is not being pursued. Is that when      NS had the Steam program

> the first time around they approached the      museum in St. Louis

> about 2156 and pretty much the museum didn't      want to work with

> them. Something about requiring insurance on it      that made ti to

> costly to move? IIRC

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>      Nathan

>       Nathan Simmonstrainman51 at gmail.comhttp://www.t-51.orgKI4MSK

> On 12/7/2013 08:34, NW Mailing List wrote:

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>     As I read about the various steam engines being      restored, or

> planning to be, one thing I noticed is that all the      possible

> candidates had one thing in common.  NONE had a      Worthington BL

> style feed water heater.  Are they really that      difficult to

> restore?  I know that towards the end of steam on the      N&W, the

> Y3's being used in yard service had them removed due      to parts and

> maintenance issues.  Is that one of the main reasons      that 2156

> isn't being considered?  T&P has 610 with an Elesco,      Most have

> Worthington SA style FWH, but I haven't seen ONE BL      style on a

> restored loco.

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>                              Mark Lindsey

>            Stuck in the 1930's

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