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Author:  pullmanologist [ Sat Jul 20, 2019 7:39 pm ]
Post subject:  TVRM to acquire F Unit?
I have heard from several reliable sources outside of the organization that Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum is acquiring an F Unit that is stored on the Caney Fork & Western to run with their former Southern Railway E Unit. Does anyone know the heritage of this locomotive and who owns it?
Author:  Termite7 [ Sun Jul 21, 2019 5:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: TVRM to acquire F Unit?
So is this an ex-Mailwaukee unit? Those are usually very rusty. Is this an Ed Bowers collectable?
T7
Author:  PMC [ Sun Jul 21, 2019 10:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: TVRM to acquire F Unit?
It is indeed being speculated on a CF&W facebook page, by those who have seen the original post here, that this former Milwaukee FP-7 (60A) used on an excursion train on another nearby Ironhorse Resources shortline, Walking Horse RR, until around 10 years ago and derelict since, might be involved. I must note however that no one has been able to confirm the theory of our OP here. Here it was in February of this year (top) and 2016 (bottom):

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Author:  EDM [ Mon Jul 22, 2019 9:17 am ]
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If TVRM is looking for another cab unit to complement their E unit, RMNE has an FL-9 for sale; it has been in the RyPN Classifieds since April.
Author:  CA1 [ Mon Jul 22, 2019 10:32 am ]
Post subject:  Re: TVRM to acquire F Unit?
I thought they had a pair of F units in East Chatt?
Author:  Crescent-Zephyr [ Mon Jul 22, 2019 12:27 pm ]
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I think they got an F unit with the #5288 from Steamtown. I think it went straight to storage, not sure of its heritage. I remember reading it in their newsletter when they got the #5288 all those years ago.
Author:  Alan Walker [ Mon Jul 22, 2019 1:04 pm ]
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TVRM had a Milwaukee Road E unit years ago. IIRC, it went to scrap. The F units located at East Chattanooga (last I knew) are private property of a member and are ex NC&St. L.
Author:  JohnnyWinkler [ Mon Jul 22, 2019 8:57 pm ]
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Around 1997 TVRM acquired Haysi RR #1. An ex-Clinchfield B unit turned into a remote control unit. I was listening to my scanner the night NS moved it through Morristown,Tn when enroute to Chattanooga via Frisco,Bulls Gap and Knoxville. I remember the NS train crew referred to it as "the scrap engine" as it set off a hot box detector east of Morristown.(By the sounds of them it was not the first trouble they had with it.) I think it then sat at Sevier yard in Knoxville for at least several days. TVRM was lucky that NS continued to move it I guess.
Author:  p51 [ Tue Jul 23, 2019 4:51 pm ]
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JohnnyWinkler wrote:
Around 1997 TVRM acquired Haysi RR #1. An ex-Clinchfield B unit turned into a remote control unit. .

Wow, I had no idea they had that!
Just looked it up and found this 2002 photo. Has it improved since this was taken?
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-9HR ... RQZ7-M.jpg
Author:  etalcos [ Tue Jul 23, 2019 5:01 pm ]
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p51 wrote:
JohnnyWinkler wrote:
Around 1997 TVRM acquired Haysi RR #1. An ex-Clinchfield B unit turned into a remote control unit. .

Wow, I had no idea they had that!
Just looked it up and found this 2002 photo. Has it improved since this was taken?
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-9HR ... RQZ7-M.jpg


The two Clinchfield B units at TVRM are privately owned, including the Haysi unit.
Author:  BigBoy 4023 [ Wed Jul 24, 2019 12:59 am ]
Post subject:  Re: TVRM to acquire F Unit?
Still three Milw F units in Indiana for sale.

Robert
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