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 Post subject: Re: ALCO High Hood 900 - Birmingham Southern #82
PostPosted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 7:22 pm 

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Thank you for all the kind words. Here are some shots of details of the restoration.


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File comment: Trucks with chains and white walls. The chains were to keep the trucks with the locomotive in case of derailment.
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 Post subject: Re: ALCO High Hood 900 - Birmingham Southern #82
PostPosted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 7:39 pm 
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Seeing the width of those white walls there's plenty of meat left on those wheels.


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 Post subject: Re: ALCO High Hood 900 - Birmingham Southern #82
PostPosted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 3:10 pm 

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Just curious, but Is #82 the only survivor from the Birmingham Southern? Everything else aside, an absolutely beautiful restoration done by the HOD.

/Andrew


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 Post subject: Re: ALCO High Hood 900 - Birmingham Southern #82
PostPosted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 3:40 pm 

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FWIW #82 and I are both 77 years old................


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 Post subject: Re: ALCO High Hood 900 - Birmingham Southern #82
PostPosted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 7:54 pm 

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CO 2666 wrote:
Just curious, but Is #82 the only survivor from the Birmingham Southern? Everything else aside, an absolutely beautiful restoration done by the HOD.

/Andrew


There is a BS RS3 that survives...

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 Post subject: Re: ALCO High Hood 900 - Birmingham Southern #82
PostPosted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:04 pm 

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Here is a link to the BS RS-3 that is extant:

http://berkshirescenicrailroad.org/aboutus_loco_bsrm5.php


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