Hot Water Wrote:
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> Mr. Question Man Wrote:
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> > Can someone build one?
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> Why bother, when there are quite a number of
> working ones out there? Strasburg has one in their
> shop, Tennessee Valley RR Museum has one in their
> shop, and both companies do EXCELLENT contract
> work. Thus, why waste many, many, many hundreds of
> thousands of dollars trying to reinvent one?

Actually Jack, I think that another one should be found (if possible), and located on the West Coast, say at Sacramento, then any wheel turning could be balked between the three sites. This would help other restorations say from Denver westward, so shipping costs a lowered. Just a thought.