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| Author: | Les Beckman [ Fri Aug 19, 2016 4:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ontario Northland steam engine 219 up for bid... |
Any progress being made on the restoration of this Ten-Wheeler? Les |
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| Author: | Rob Gardner [ Fri Aug 19, 2016 9:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ontario Northland steam engine 219 up for bid... |
Les, I checked out their website, and according to their timeline and some posted video clips, the 219 was moved to Prescott Park in Capreol in 2014 and she got a new cab in 2015. Haven't found any pics yet showing her current condition. It's not the best website for a museum I've ever seen. They have video clips and photos of clearly European RR scenes, which in mind, are a bit of turnoff to anyone who knows what they are looking at. Rob Gardner |
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| Author: | Rob Gardner [ Fri Aug 19, 2016 9:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ontario Northland steam engine 219 up for bid... |
Les, I watched a couple of Youtube clips of them moving the engine into position at their museum. With apparently no drawbar, they chained the tender to the back of the frame and pulled the two with a CN boom truck winch. One of the sketchier operations I've seen a while, but it was all done at a very slow crawl. 219 is rough but it looks like they have a local corporation of some sort that contributes to get specific projects completed once or twice a year. Rob Gardner |
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| Author: | Les Beckman [ Fri Aug 19, 2016 10:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ontario Northland steam engine 219 up for bid... |
Rob - Thanks for the updates. One of the more obscure restoration projects for sure, but it sounds as if they are at least making a bit of progress. That's good! Les |
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