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| Author: | Bobharbison [ Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | MRSR Test runs the Willamette |
On Saturday, August 1st, 2009, for the first time in 48 years, Rayonier Willamette #2 moved under her own power. With Jim Gertz, the man who donated the locomotive to Mt Rainier Scenic RR, at the throttle, the engine makes her first test run after a long restoration. The tests went well, and the engine is on track for her public debut at Mt Rainier Scenic RR on August 8th. The 3 truck Willamette closely resembles a 3 truck Pacific Coast Shay, but it was built by Willamette Iron and Steel rather than Lima. http://www.railroadforums.com/photos/sh ... hoto/60481 |
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| Author: | tomgears [ Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MRSR Test runs the Willamette |
Great news. What an awesome restoration job! Thanks for posting. |
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| Author: | softwerkslex [ Mon Aug 03, 2009 4:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MRSR Test runs the Willamette |
Looking at the cab interior photo, I assume the lever at the ceiling is the whistle. Why are whistle levers always at awkward locations, requiring subsequent addition of a rope and pull from a pulley on the ceiling? The current whistle would appear to require the engineer to get up and reach forward. |
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