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 [quote user="wjstix"] It wasn't unusual for a railroad that had "dieselized" to keep a few steam engines in 'stored serviceable' status, being held just in case they're needed because of a sudden uptick in traffic or something. I believe the DMIR had steam engines on the roster in that state until like 1967. It could be the NYC engine was tucked away somewhere 'stored serviceable' and stuck around long enough to be preserved. My favorite misplaced equipment story is the gondola of 'dirt' that sat around a yard for a long time, eventually someone used it to help ballast some repaired track. Turned out the 'dirt' was in fact a lost car of gold ore. <div style="clear:both;"></div> [/quote] I don't think the Mohawk was forgotten on a bit of spurred track, it showed up to the museum on fair condition. Someone had been looking after it, and I do believe there  HAD to be someone hiding it. While other cases may have been exciting bits of lore that were told, there is evidence that the locomotive was truly put away somewhere that it wasn't planned to be.... It could also be that the locomotive was put in "ready-service" to be used in times of high traffic on the line, but I doubt this...
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