N&W historic steam engine escapes scrap

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I agree, Ed.  Even a cosmetic restoration of one of the "lost engines" is 
going to be a lot more difficult and costly than many people suspect.

Sam Putney

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>A modeler friend of mine once described such a project as "starting from 

>beyond scratch".

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> I expect our Buckeye friend will find out the same lesson.

>

> Long live the 917!

>

> EdKing

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>> N&W historic steam engine escapes scrap

>> The 1903-built Norfolk & Western locomotive will be hauled away to Ohio.

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>> http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/168637

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