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Author:  tomgears [ Wed May 19, 2010 1:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Flagstaff Display 2-8-0
This photo came through on railpictures.net

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 67&nseq=61

I'm assuming this is the same locomotive that is now on display in Flgstaff. It looks as though she lost her tender sometime late in life.

http://steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=46
Author:  p51 [ Wed May 19, 2010 9:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Flagstaff Display 2-8-0
It does indeed seem to be the same engine. It's stuffed and mounted between the Flagstaff Amtrak station and old Hwy 66, which is a very good train watching area, as the Transcon goes right past there at mainline speeds. I saw this engine on our trip to the Grand Canyon in 2007. She was in pretty good cosmetic condition at that time.
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Author:  Richard Glueck [ Thu May 20, 2010 8:00 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Flagstaff Display 2-8-0
There are two retired steamers on display in Flagstaff, and both are kept in excellent condition. 2-8-0, #2, is at the station in town, along Rt. 66, and is a fabulous train watching site, as expressed above. The other is a Southwest Lumber, 2-6-6-2, just outside town at the Homestead Museum. Both appear to be terrific candidates for renewal someday. Both are oil burners.
Author:  Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Thu May 20, 2010 9:24 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Flagstaff Display 2-8-0
Overlapping with the "Strange Things Found...." thread:

The last time I was in Flagstaff and looking over 25, I accidentally discovered a well-hidden "geocaching" "treasure box", hidden in a spot well out of the weather and attached with magnets. This was well before most people had heard of the hobby/craze/whatever.

And while I was shooting trains on the adjacent Santa Fe Transcon and/or in the brewpub across the street, I witnessed someone apparently seeking the box in question. <:-)
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