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Re: 3985 - Progress... wow
Author: Hot Water
Date: 02-21-2023 - 05:35

G Poindexter Wrote:
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> Living Legend Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Did his re-design of 844 turn it into a dud?
> > Geeze Im glad I saw 844 and 4449 travel north
> from
> > Portland years ago. That is a good memory.
>
>
> He didn't "redesign" anything. He just failed to
> take care of what he inherited from all the people

> he couldn't wait to get rid of.



Not true. He redesigned the Wilson Blowdown (sludge remover) system, on both 844 and on 4014, which became pretty much ineffective. He also "redesigned" the boiler water chemical treatments, which subsequently was disastrous for 844.




> Perhaps you didn't notice that one of 844's last
> trips
> before the boiler simply couldn't steam any more
> consisted a whopping total of 3 cars -- and a
> diesel
> to do all the work.

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  3985 - Progress... wow * 02-18-2023 - 09:44
  Re: 3985 - Progress... wow Negin 02-18-2023 - 13:45
  Re: 3985 - Progress... wow Special Ed 02-18-2023 - 21:44
  Re: 3985 - Progress... wow Negin 02-18-2023 - 22:01
  Re: 3985 - Progress... wow G Poindexter 02-19-2023 - 15:03
  Re: 3985 - Progress... wow Hot Water 02-19-2023 - 17:12
  UP Steam Turds Was waiting for it 02-20-2023 - 00:33
  Re: UP Steam Turds Big Boy 02-20-2023 - 11:09
  Re: 3985 - Progress... wow Living Legend 02-20-2023 - 11:11
  Re: 3985 - Progress... wow G Poindexter 02-21-2023 - 00:08
  Re: 3985 - Progress... wow Hot Water 02-21-2023 - 05:35
  Re: 3985 - Progress... wow Big Boy 02-22-2023 - 11:19


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