For all those interested,there is an article in Monday's edition of the Austin-American Statesman(front page no less). I do not have the link,but I hope all interested will take the time to go look at it.Any one on the Strasburg on line. I'm reall neding to get in touch with Mr. Moedinger.

kbcotton@flash.net

> Any one on the
> Strasburg on line. I'm reall neding to get
> in touch with Mr. Moedinger.

He will generally be out of the office until Jan. 2nd. You can leave him voice mail at 717-687-8421, or e-mail me, and I will forward it to him.

kelly@strasburgrailroad.com

> For all those interested,there is an article
> in Monday's edition of the Austin-American
> Statesman(front page no less). I do not have
> the link,but I hope all interested will take
> the time to go look at it.Any one on the
> Strasburg on line. I'm reall neding to get
> in touch with Mr. Moedinger.

Here is the link:


http://www.austin360.com/statesman/editions/monday/news_3.html
yeknod@aol.com

Have Ya'll considered leasing or buying another engine, like the engine sitting in New Orleans from the defunct Big Easy Steam Train (1744?)
Is there anything wrong with it?

Ive been wondering the status/condition of this engine anyway. I saw it on its last day after the check valve stuck open.

Alan

adofmsu@aol.com

Supposedly Rio Grande Pacific wants $350,000 for 1744.

jimhollis@ev1.net

Didn't I read that the Victoria SP 2-8-2 might be available or at least was going to be cosmetically restored? Maybe the Austin folks could do a cosmetic job on the Victoria engine in exchange for swapping out that locomotive's cylinder saddle? It would be a big job, but better than a dead 786.

> He will generally be out of the office until
> Jan. 2nd. You can leave him voice mail at
> 717-687-8421, or e-mail me, and I will
> forward it to him.


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runner@i-55.com

That ain't a bad deal if she's street legal (part 230). Especially after a certain eastern tourist railroad reportedly paid almost that much for a total basket case (requiring about half the boiler replaced) a couple of years ago.

> Didn't I read that the Victoria SP 2-8-2
> might be available or at least was going to
> be cosmetically restored? Maybe the Austin
> folks could do a cosmetic job on the
> Victoria engine in exchange for swapping out
> that locomotive's cylinder saddle? It would
> be a big job, but better than a dead 786.

That was under brief consideration for a short time; however the 771's cylinder saddle is slightly different due to no steam passages for the feedwater heater(786 has one,771 does not)plus you never know what conditio her saddle is in even if it would work..........

kbcotton@flash.net

> Have Ya'll considered leasing or buying
> another engine, like the engine sitting in
> New Orleans from the defunct Big Easy Steam
> Train (1744?)
> Is there anything wrong with it?

> Ive been wondering the status/condition of
> this engine anyway. I saw it on its last day
> after the check valve stuck open.

> Alan

Alan:

Because of our operating requirements,leasing an available locomotive with the power we need is just not available.We operate with 9-10 car trains on a ruling 2% grade,so we need a pretty good sized locomotive to pull our trains w/o diesel assistance.The 1744 is a good locomotive,but curently unavailable to us.

kbcotton@flash.net

> He will generally be out of the office until
> Jan. 2nd. You can leave him voice mail at
> 717-687-8421, or e-mail me, and I will
> forward it to hear

Kelly:

Thanks for the info! i'll be in touch soon..

kbcotton@flash.net