Stock trader Wrote:
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> I think there is 50-50 chance that 4014 won’t be
> ready and will not run.
>
> I certainly will not take vacation from work and
> book a room based on those odds.
>
> Does that make me a “hater”? No.
>
> In every investment decision I look at
> probabilities, risks and rewards.
>
> The steam shop should have finised the work 6
> months ago to make this golden spike event. They
> are down to the wire with no margin left for
> error. Remember when the 844 air system did not
> work as expected and the loco missed its debut?
>
> GLTA

They still have about 6 weeks left to get it all put
back together, fire it up, do a steam and safety
valve test and air pump orifice test for the FRA,
make some adjustments, fix any leaks, test out the
cab signal/train control system, run it up and down
a yard track for a while, plan and execute at least
one test run to Greeley (The closest place they can
turn the thing, except for Speer), make further
adjustments, maybe make a second trip so the firemen
can figure it out, then shine it all up, polish the
brass and chrome, hang the flags and pizza pans, and
they have a christening ceremony at the depot that
they are selling tickets for on May 4 prior to departure.
pan