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wcfn100

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Some local good news for an old steamer.
« on: March 29, 2015, 01:04:44 PM »
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http://m.gazette.com/steam-engine-that-transported-president-taft-is-coming-back/article/1548700

This is great news as this park is pretty much just a hang out for the homeless and the engine obviously hasn't seen much attention in a long time.

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Re: Some local good news for an old steamer.
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2015, 02:45:46 PM »
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Oh man, is that engine the prototype for the HO Mantua Rogers 4-6-0?
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Re: Some local good news for an old steamer.
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2015, 04:43:10 PM »
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Is "local" Colorado?

(cool to see another loco back under steam)
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Re: Some local good news for an old steamer.
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2015, 12:54:43 AM »
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Mark5:  Colorado Springs, on the BN/D&RGW/ATSF (BNSF/UP) Joint Line from Denver to Pueblo. 

Ed:  Probably not, unless Mantua modeled a 3-foot gauge locomotive.  They could have, I guess...
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Re: Some local good news for an old steamer.
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2015, 12:59:58 AM »
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Quote from: Ed Kapuscinski on March 29, 2015, 02:45:46 PM
Oh man, is that engine the prototype for the HO Mantua Rogers 4-6-0?

Negative...  It's a D&RGW class T-12 narrow-gauge 4-6-0.  It's a few miles south of my house.  Can't wait to see her under steam!

The prototype for the Mantua Rogers 4-6-0 is Sierra Railway #3...  You'd know #3 from Back to the Future III.
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Re: Some local good news for an old steamer.
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2015, 11:20:43 AM »
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Ahhh..

I was thrown off by that odd axle spacing.
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Re: Some local good news for an old steamer.
« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2015, 02:04:43 AM »
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Or, if you go back that far, Sierra #3 also featured in the 1960s TV show "Petticoat Junction". 
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