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Re: Why did Rail Giants give away the Big Boy?
Author: Bob
Date: 11-24-2015 - 19:29
NBL Wrote:
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> As the title says, why did Rail Giants Train
> Museum give away (okay, trade) their Big Boy steam
> locomotive?
>
> I think it was in their best interest to keep it.
1) There was a main voting member that did NOT want to give it back! We will know if this person was right in 2019.
2) Then there was the plan to do caboose hops on the short section of panel track left from the BB move using the "new" equipment. That won't happen since Ed put the "new" box (for museum archive) between the power and the hack, NOT in front of the power so the museum can run!
3) The Pomona rail chapter is not in hot future shape. LA wants more room for RV action on the grounds.
4) The museum will get $$$$$$ IF the BB runs (per the contract). With Ed still around as we knock on the door of 2016, don't expect to see any BB fire.
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> As the title says, why did Rail Giants Train
> Museum give away (okay, trade) their Big Boy steam
> locomotive?
>
> I think it was in their best interest to keep it.
1) There was a main voting member that did NOT want to give it back! We will know if this person was right in 2019.
2) Then there was the plan to do caboose hops on the short section of panel track left from the BB move using the "new" equipment. That won't happen since Ed put the "new" box (for museum archive) between the power and the hack, NOT in front of the power so the museum can run!
3) The Pomona rail chapter is not in hot future shape. LA wants more room for RV action on the grounds.
4) The museum will get $$$$$$ IF the BB runs (per the contract). With Ed still around as we knock on the door of 2016, don't expect to see any BB fire.
