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Re: 2 Santa Fe Steam Locos in Sacramento looking much better.
Author: Daylight Fan
Date: 07-24-2016 - 17:07
Cprr Wrote:
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> synonymouse Wrote:
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> > Good news. Now can one dream Uncle Warren
> should
> > pony up some couch change to rebuild them?
>
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> Run them where? 3751 can't get out of her barn to
> run anymore than either one of the CSRM locos
> would. What we need is a complete restoration of
> the river line from CSRM south out of town to a
> wye and siding. Make it long enough to open them
> up to 40mph.
>
> All it would take is about 10-20 million. The rail
> still is in place, but a total rebuild would be
> nice.
You could run one of the Santa Fe locomotives out of Sacramento on the main from old Sacramento or the Amtrak depot. BNSF has trackage rights north out of Sacramento and on up the feather river canyon and south to Stockton the former WP line. The 4449 was approved to operate back in 2002 for the return to freedom trip by Union Pacific under the liability of umbrella of BNSF into Sacramento however only did not go that far south out of fear of not selling enough tickets to support the trip. So ended that trip at Bend, Oregon. So a mainline steam program out of Sacramento with some special appearances on the Sac Southern around the station area like they do for rail fairs is totally possible.
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> synonymouse Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Good news. Now can one dream Uncle Warren
> should
> > pony up some couch change to rebuild them?
>
>
> Run them where? 3751 can't get out of her barn to
> run anymore than either one of the CSRM locos
> would. What we need is a complete restoration of
> the river line from CSRM south out of town to a
> wye and siding. Make it long enough to open them
> up to 40mph.
>
> All it would take is about 10-20 million. The rail
> still is in place, but a total rebuild would be
> nice.
You could run one of the Santa Fe locomotives out of Sacramento on the main from old Sacramento or the Amtrak depot. BNSF has trackage rights north out of Sacramento and on up the feather river canyon and south to Stockton the former WP line. The 4449 was approved to operate back in 2002 for the return to freedom trip by Union Pacific under the liability of umbrella of BNSF into Sacramento however only did not go that far south out of fear of not selling enough tickets to support the trip. So ended that trip at Bend, Oregon. So a mainline steam program out of Sacramento with some special appearances on the Sac Southern around the station area like they do for rail fairs is totally possible.
