Ed Lover Wrote:
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> King Edward The Dick is my hero. I don't see why
> no one bows down to his greatness. Look he
> singlehandedly restored the 4014! He is driving it
> across the country, leaning out of the cab,
> letting the populace see his mighty form.
>
> And how he cleaned up the mess from the olden days
> of the steam program. It wasn't his fault that the
> 844 had flattened drivers, it was the diesel
> control,

No, you are totally WRONG! Ted was running 844, and forgot he had the diesel MU Control Box in throttle 7 when he attempted to slow dow for the scheduled service stop. Ted kept applying air, and finally put the brake valve in emergency. The current manager, who was on the Fireman's side, training a new Fireman, rushed across the cab, placed the power reverse gear into reverse and re-opened the throttle. The result locked up the drivers! There was NEVER anything wrong with the MU Control Box, just the nut on the seat box.

the boiler build up of sludge was the old
> blowdown system, not his fault.

Wrong again! He changed the original Wilson Blowdown (Sludge Remover) system, didn't perform early morning blowdowns prior to relighting the fire, and changed the total water treatment chemicals. I was present when 844 received a total & complete boiler wash in September 2010. He inhereted a 4-8-4 with a TOTALLY clean boiler inside.

And with his
> mighty powers, got steam members to leave the
> program, and with his love of German music,
> whipped the crew together.

Right.


> All Hail King Edward The Dick!!!!!

And there you have it, folks.