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Re: PRR K4 1361 restoration to operation
Author: Hot Water
Date: 03-04-2020 - 10:27
CardBoardy Wrote:
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> So is the infallible, highly acclaimed, deep
> pocketed, PRR 1361 restoration group still
> planning to hire a stationary boiler manufacturer
> who has zero knowledge of locomotive boilers to
> make a new boiler for 1361?
Where did you get THAT information?
How often has that
> ended well?
Well, there really ARE boiler manufacturers that know what they are doing.
Texas State Railroad anyone?
Just my opinion but, one could blame that whole mess on the management of the Texas State Railroad, at the time.
> And why is perennial chatterbox, WCamp, yapping on
> this topic? I thought his New Years resolution
> was to dial things back? That reminds me, I can’t
> wait for BOB2 to jump in with his incredible and
> abundant knowledge of steam boilers. Blowhard Bob
> probably never even had a thermo or materials
> class. LOL!
OK, we have now istablished that you don't like either person. Now what are your qualifications, and just how many steam locomotives have YOU worked on, or overhauled/restored?
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> So is the infallible, highly acclaimed, deep
> pocketed, PRR 1361 restoration group still
> planning to hire a stationary boiler manufacturer
> who has zero knowledge of locomotive boilers to
> make a new boiler for 1361?
Where did you get THAT information?
How often has that
> ended well?
Well, there really ARE boiler manufacturers that know what they are doing.
Texas State Railroad anyone?
Just my opinion but, one could blame that whole mess on the management of the Texas State Railroad, at the time.
> And why is perennial chatterbox, WCamp, yapping on
> this topic? I thought his New Years resolution
> was to dial things back? That reminds me, I can’t
> wait for BOB2 to jump in with his incredible and
> abundant knowledge of steam boilers. Blowhard Bob
> probably never even had a thermo or materials
> class. LOL!
OK, we have now istablished that you don't like either person. Now what are your qualifications, and just how many steam locomotives have YOU worked on, or overhauled/restored?
