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The 1553 and the parts to keep it running

Posted by lizzard_45
on Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Chris Hawkins detailed the 1553 for me, it's an IHC Mountain, that he cut down the tender on, and added a dog house. He also added over fire heater jets to the fire box. Just like the Rio Grande did, he painted the boiler jacket Northern Pacific Green.
To make sure that the right parts were on hand if it broke down, he lettered a Con-Cor baggage car as a tool car for the steam locos...
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