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? History channel 2-2-2s 5 miles off of New Jersey?
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<p>I was closely following this story a few years ago when the engines were first discovered and the was a lot of research underway to date the engines and determine why they are on the bottom of the ocean. The last I heard, there were plans to recover them. I would like to see them recovered and preserved as historical artifacts, leaving them more or less in the condition they are in now. However, it might be a bit of a challenge to stabilize them once they are taken out of the water. But even as they are in the ocean, the salt water must be eating them up. I did not hear that they ever discovered the history of the engines or the circumstances of their loss, but it has become clear that they are incredibly ancient. I seem to recall hearing that both locomotives are identical, standing upright, and were brand new when lost.</p>What I had not heard was the prohibition of recovering the engines. What is the authority of that prohibition and what is the reasoning behind it? Although proceeding with a plan of action once the locomotives are recovered might be a challenge, it does not seem like the recovery itself would be too difficult.
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