Restoration candidates

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There is a BL on LS&I #33 in Jerry Jacobson's collection. That locomotive was restored several years ago. It (the BL) was working  back when she was running on the Hocking Valley scenic back when I was young enough to think shoveling cinders out of her smoke box was fun. 

Regarding 2156, I would think its main drawback to restoration would be that it's too slow to be suitably used as an excursion engine.  Dad saw the occasional Y go through Circleville, OH (Scioto District) and thought they seemed slow back in the early '50s. 

Matt Goodman
Columbus, Ohio

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On Dec 7, 2013, at 7:04 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

I think the 2156 restoration issue has "other" problems and they aren't mechanical in nature.

  1. Steam engines being restored (NW Mailing List)

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.


Mark Lindsey
Stuck in the 1930's
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