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 Post subject: FEC 0-8-0 253
PostPosted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 10:28 am 

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A couple of recent photos that Dean Levin sent to me.


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 Post subject: Re: FEC 0-8-0 253
PostPosted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 1:35 pm 

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I guess the restoration is stopped.

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 Post subject: Re: FEC 0-8-0 253
PostPosted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 1:58 pm 

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Not necessarily, Tom. Florida is stinking hot this time of year. There may be things being done which are not obvious from the outside. One can hope.

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 6:17 pm 

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 Post subject: Re: FEC 0-8-0 253
PostPosted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 10:49 pm 

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And is this a full-operation restoration?

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 Post subject: Re: FEC 0-8-0 253
PostPosted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 11:14 pm 

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tomgears wrote:
I guess the restoration is stopped.


Tom,

From what I gather one of the driving forces of the project recently passed away.

Rob


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 Post subject: Re: FEC 0-8-0 253
PostPosted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 1:24 am 

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I belong to the 253 yahoo group, and there hasn't been an update in a long, long time. At one point it seemed they were making good progress, making regular postings...all is quiet now.


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 Post subject: Re: FEC 0-8-0 253
PostPosted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 6:31 am 

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This engine is at a small museum in Ft. Pierce, Florida. I was up there a couple of years ago while they were actively attempting to restore the engine to operating condition. They had not completed a Form-4 on the engine, but were attempting to restore it anyhow. Their desire was to use it to operate passenger trips over tracks of one of the sugar companies with tracks going from Ft. Pierce towards the sugar mills in the central part of the state. I have not seen it lately.


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