611 move to East End Shops

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And I believer there is fire brick stored in the west end of the 
Transportation Museum.

Sam Putney

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Subject: Re: 611 move to East End Shops



> Flues and Tubes would have to be replaced reguardless if 1218 were to be 

> rebuilt, so no problem there. There are plenty of other sources for air 

> pump parts all over this country so that really isn't a problem either, 

> besides after sitting for 10+ years you are likely going to take the pumps 

> apart to clean and rebuild them anyways. Staybolts really aren't a problem 

> either, but it would be nice to not have to start from nothing.

>

> Now, I will say, 1218 would cost a small fortune to rebuild. Ask the UP 

> they spend it every year with the 3985.

>

> Jason Greene

> Oakwood, GA

>

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>> Not necessarily, I don't know, and can't say it was malicious, but  there 

>> are a variety of parts, i.e. air pumps, that were completely  rebuilt, 

>> sitting in plastic on the shop floor that were sold, empty  shells were 

>> placed back on the locomotive, when it would have been as  simple to hang 

>> the rebuilt pumps back on. There are no flues and  tubes in the 

>> locomotive, there are hardware store bolts holding the  firebox together, 

>> not stays. Both flues, tubes and staybolts for 1218  were sold at the 

>> auction. Now there was/is a boxcar with a bunch of  parts shipped back to 

>> Roanoke with 1218, that stayed with it while  stored in the old paint 

>> shop.

>>

>> It could run again, probably, but the costs of doing such are 

>> exponentially higher because of missing materials that were already  on 

>> hand that could have been saved with the locomotive.

>>

>> Ken Miller

>>

>> On Sep 5, 2007, at 10:26 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:

>>

>>> Ken,

>>>

>>> You're certainly in a position to know, but I never realized they  sold 

>>> parts that were taken off the locomotive.  I knew they sold  "spare" or 

>>> extra parts.  Based on what you're saying, they made  sure the 

>>> locomotive could never be made complete again.  Right?

>>>

>>> Sam

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>>> Subject: Re: 611 move to East End Shops

>>>

>>> I'd have to say not likely, as most of the "missing parts" were  sold at 

>>> the auction after the end of the steam program in  Birmingham, not when 

>>> the locomotive was moved to the Museum.

>>>

>>> Ken Miller

>>>

>>> On Sep 5, 2007, at 8:27 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:

>>>

>>>> HAVE TO ASK THIS QUESTION:  ANY CHANCE THEY WILL INSTALL THE  "MISSING" 

>>>> PARTS ON

>>>> # 1218 FOR THE OCCASION ?   I'M ASSUMING THOSE PARTS WERE NOT 

>>>> DISCARDED WHEN THE LOCO WAS MOVED TO THE MUSEUM THE FIRST TIME.

>>>>

>>>> JEROME CROSSON

>>>>

>>>>

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