If u stored locomotives like doyle mcormack what would be the first 2 engines u would restore.

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cpbloom

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Posted by cpbloom on Friday, November 5, 2004 6:45 AM

If I could pick any 2 locos that were made ever, it would be....

UP 4-8-8-4 Big Boy

and ...

Class TE-1, aka as "Jawn Henry"

edbenton

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From: Back home on the Chi to KC racetrack
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Posted by edbenton on Friday, November 5, 2004 5:36 PM

I would restote a 4-6-4 Hudson of the old Santa Fe they used to run all the way across the nation on mail trains from LA to Chicago without being changed second would be a U25B demostrator one of them still exsists at the Erie locomotive plant would be nice to have one of the first Second generation deisels back on the road

Always at war with those that think OTR trucking is EASY.

Allen Jenkins

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From: United States of America, Tennessee, Cookeville
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Posted by Allen Jenkins on Friday, November 5, 2004 7:26 PM

It don't be ugly, if it ran!
The Seaboard Coast Line Motorcar #4900, built by St. Louis Car Co., ne: Seaboard Air Line #2028, of two, with #2027.
Originally built with a Winton engine, eventually rebuild with an EMD Series 567V12.
This locomotive operated in the southeast, and eventually operated Lakeland, Florida to Venice, Florida, on "The Champion," until the National Railroad Passenger Corp. took over. Sent immediatly to J-ville, and scrapped.
Low windscreen (windshield) height, made it a health hazard, as the Seaboard engineers, wished to run wide open. Scared 'em to death!
This is featuerd in the Carstens Pub. re-release of the "SCL in Florida" book, cover pic.
I'd be happy, now, with a model.

Allen/Backyard

guilfordrr

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Posted by guilfordrr on Friday, November 5, 2004 7:44 PM

Anything Pennsy would be great! My first two choices would be a GG1 and the T-1.

Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 5, 2004 9:20 PM

Oh, yeah, an RS-18u would be good too...

LC

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 6, 2004 2:01 AM

The U25B prototype that was at erie was scraped about a year ago. GE needed the room and didnt feel that donating the unit was an option. The locomotive was nothing more than a shell on shop trucks. Long live the rock

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 6, 2004 9:30 AM

The restoration question raised is a good one. Museum purists say that their exhibits are restored to "original" shape so that people can appreciate and study the technology behind them. (That's why it takes forever to restore exhibits at the National Air and Space museum... the curators try to recreate the exhibited air/space craft from original parts. Or rebuild the original parts.)

I think Doyle McCormack has the right idea- it seems his aim is to restore locomotives to running condition, using original technology where possible, but adding modern equipment so that his locomotives can run on main lines to Class I standards. That makes the locomotives "walk like a duck, talk like a duck, and act like a duck". Rebuilding the shell of a GG-1 out of fiberglass and mounting the shell on a more modern electric motor might make it look like a duck, but it's still not a duck... it's a decoy.

If I had Doyle's organizational and technical ability I would be happy to own a 6900 class Southern A+B unit set... plus train (I kin dream, cain't I) as well as a Southern Mike for steaming.

Erik