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Author:  Ewan McDowel [ Thu May 29, 2003 7:14 pm ]
Post subject:  RGS 346 Coming to Strasburg

Grapevine talk on the narrow gauge boards suggests that Colorado RR Museum is sending RGS 2-8-0#346 to Strasburg soon for a complete rebuild. Kelly or Lynn, can you confirm or deny this? Ewan

Author:  Erik Ledbetter [ Thu May 29, 2003 8:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: RGS 346 Coming to Strasburg

I think they might mean Uhrich Locomotive Works in Strasburg, CO. When Colorado folks toss the term Strasburg around that's usually who they mean--they've done work for Georgetown Loop and for the Boulder, CO park train restoration project.


eledbetter@rypn.org

Author:  Alan Levy [ Thu May 29, 2003 10:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: RGS 346 Coming to Strasburg

> I think they might mean Uhrich Locomotive
> Works in Strasburg, CO. When Colorado folks
> toss the term Strasburg around that's
> usually who they mean--they've done work for
> Georgetown Loop and for the Boulder, CO park
> train restoration project.

I agree with Erik, but it would be cool if it did go to PA. It could broken in on the Eastie...

-Alan Levy


AlanL759@aol.com

Author:  Jason Midyette [ Fri May 30, 2003 1:29 am ]
Post subject:  Re: RGS 346 Coming to Strasburg

Yes, the Colorado RR Museum is sending Denver & Rio Grande Western narrow gauge 2-8-0 #346 to Strasburg PA for boiler work. Locomotive is stripped down to a boiler on wheels, Strasburg will do the boiler repairs and then ship the loco back to Colorado for final assembly.

Jason Midyette
Niwot CO

> Grapevine talk on the narrow gauge boards
> suggests that Colorado RR Museum is sending
> RGS 2-8-0#346 to Strasburg soon for a
> complete rebuild. Kelly or Lynn, can you
> confirm or deny this? Ewan


amjm@indra.com

Author:  Erik Ledbetter [ Fri May 30, 2003 8:23 am ]
Post subject:  Re: RGS 346 Coming to Strasburg

Wow! That's interesting--I'll have to try to get up to Lancaster to see the boiler in the shop while she's out east!

eledbetter@rypn.org

Author:  Bruce Manwiller [ Fri May 30, 2003 10:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: ...new ideas

> Wow! That's interesting--I'll have to try to
> get up to Lancaster to see the boiler in the
> shop while she's out east!

Any possibility of revealing a routing and schedule for the move?

bruceman@stargate.net

Author:  Roger Mitchell [ Mon Jun 02, 2003 2:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: RGS 346 Coming to Strasburg

In a letter I recieved from the Colorado Railroad Museum this weekend they said that the locomotive was going to be sent off to Pennsylvania not only for boiler repair but some running gear work also. No specific schedule was given for the work to be done and funds were still in the process of being raised. They said that this work should keep old 346 running for another half century.

Roger Mitchell
Master Mechanic
Fort Collins Municipal Railway

n0mcr@netzero.net

Author:  Bruce Manwiller [ Mon Jun 02, 2003 11:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: RGS 346 Coming to Strasburg

> Wow! That's interesting--I'll have to try to
> get up to Lancaster to see the boiler in the
> shop while she's out east!

Any possibility of revealing a routing and schedule for the move?

bruceman@stargate.net

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