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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dave: As I understand the issue, the
M’s were considered outlaws due to their deckles design. Sometime
in the early 1900’s the Federal folks jumped into the safety discussions
and banned further construction of this type design. The fireman had to
hand fire the boiler since the M’s were built without stokers and often
if not always stood on the tender coal bunker floor due to the lack of deck.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>R.D. Williams<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org [mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b><st1:PersonName w:st="on">NW
Mailing List</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, January 06, 2010
8:36 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> NW-Mailing-List@nwhs.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Video at <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Strasburg</st1:City>,<st1:State w:st="on">PA</st1:State></st1:place></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks
for the link to the Stradburg RR video of 475. It brings back recent
memories as I was there this past September. Alas, #475 wasn't under
stream at the time so I "had" to ride behind the "other"
steam locomotive.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>As a side
note, I was told by the gentleman that was giving the backshop, machine shop,
etc tour that the engineers/firemen at Strasburg are not overly excited about
operating #475 due to the lack of cab floor space. After inspecting the
engine myself I was rather surprised at how little floor space there is.
Pictures really don't convey the reality. Can any one on the list say
what the normal work a day class M crew thought about their charge?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dave <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Moore</st1:PersonName>head<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Milford</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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