Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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Scott - Dispatcher, Norfolk Southern
QUOTE: Originally posted by Leon Silverman I wonder if the rebuilding K-4 is a permanant exhibit. It was being rebuilt when I last visited Steamtown which was at least six years ago.
QUOTE: Originally posted by TomDiehl I volunteer up there regularly on the K-4 project. That does seem to be the running joke around the place. The biggest problem was the K-4 had a bad case of old house syndrome. When you took one thing apart to fix it, you found a dozen more things that needed to be fixed. The repair job back in the '80's was just a patch job, but the new boiler regulations would never allow that today. Plus the change of team leader a couple years ago set things back a bit. The web link listed above, I believe, will take you to the pictoral page so you can see what's been going on. Sometimes, it feels like we're jacking up the number plate and putting a new locomotive under it.
QUOTE: Originally posted by TrainFreak409 I WANT TO GO SO BAD! There, and Altoona for Horseshoe Curve. But, it is really hard when you are the only true rail enthusiast out of a family of eight![:(!]