Bozo Wrote:
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> PJ Wrote:
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> > #3985 needs fairly significant boiler work.
> Some
> > will say "oh no it doesn't" but yes, it does.
> And
> > I'm not just referring to the superheater units
> -
> > yes, it would need a new set of those. Never
> mind
> > what happened to her old units - the reality is
> > they're gone and would require replacement. As
> to
> > the cost - you never really know until you get
> > into it, but you can pretty much bet the boiler
> > would cost $1m +, especially done the way UP
> does
> > it now.
> > I think the running gear is in pretty decent
> shape
> > but knowing Ed he would go through it anyway -
> add
> > another $1m +. Then there's the tender that
> #4014
> > is using now - more $$$ to get #4014's tender
> > usable and return #3985's, which I understand
> > isn't in pristine condition either.
> > Any way you look at it these machines are not a
> > cheap undertaking. While I, too, always liked
> > #3985 and would like to see her run again, its
> > difficult to see how it could be justified
> based
> > on what UP uses the engines for. Two big
> > locomotives is more than enough. Lets be happy
> > with what we've got.
>
> Been swimming in the koolade again?
>
> Guess you didn't know, or don't care that 3985 and
> tender got a complete running gear overhaul in the
> early 2000s. Complete with all new springs, pins,
> bushings and all moving parts brought back to
> spec. The tender even got several new wheelsets.
>
> 3985 was 2 weeks from running when the rookie
> manager, who had never seen the inside of a
> firebox, overruled the Boilermakers with a
> combined 90 years of experience and proclaimed it
> not safe.
>
> This was part of the effort to keep 3985 parked
> and never get it back into service.
>
> You've been had.

And THAT'S the truth!!!!!!!