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like we always say on the RYPN, enough money will get you there.
Plus the motivation and so on.
It is not impossible to remanufacture the needed parts, it can be done, 
its just do you plan to make it run, have more trips with it, or would 
you rather negotiate with St Louis to acquire the 2156 or come into an 
operating agreement to restore 2156 because we have already seen 1218 in 
action, lets get a differrent engine? What is more practical?
Rejacketing is not that big of an issue, it has to be done anyways if 
your going to run the engine, it is better to get that abestos off (if 
it hasnt already) if the engine sits in the weather and water gets in on 
a cold engine it does not help with rust/freezing. It should be stored 
on display without a jacket.
Thats something to check with 2156 now, does it have the original 
jacketing or has it already been taken care of?

St Louis has another engine really I would love to see run, and thats a 
NKP 4-6-4, that would be cool to me, but...well, this is a N&W forum....8-D

-Lynn-

On 6/16/2015 10:18 AM, nw-mailing-list-request at nwhs.org wrote:
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> Some thoughts about #1218 and # 2156.  During my last visit to VMT, I was told that # 1218 is missing some valve gear parts.
> They were not installed when the loco left Birmingham shops for display in Roanoke.  And they were 'lost' when the Birmingham
> shop was closed and sold.  So - is that the case; and would NS want to fund manufacture of the replacements, plus the long list
> needed to restore # 1218 to operation ?
>
> Gets more complicated with # 2156, all the parts seem to be there.  Two biggest expenses:  dealing with the asbestos lagging,
> and replacement of the boiler tubing (likely required because the fires were dropped 55 years ago).  But even more of a question:
> ownership.  The owner is St. Louis MOT.  The 5 year loan agreement seems to provide for cosmetic restoration; doubtful if it
> includes provision for a major class repair to achieve operation.  Anyone out there have input ?
>
> Jerome Crosson, NWHS West, St. Peters MO.

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