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Re: ATSF Steam Engines missing from Sacramento Southern Railroad siding
Author: Matt K
Date: 04-16-2011 - 09:57
This post makes the most sense of any in this thread. Thank you.
And I agree with the below poster about the condition of the equipment when it was donated. At the time I was a member of a volunteer committee comprised of emergency responder agencies set up to advise the SSRR about issues related to grade crossing incidents and haz mat events. The museum representative said that none of the equipment donated was in any sort of condition to be restored to operating order, and would require considerable work to even be display pieces.
Buckethead Wrote:
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> Before this thread becomes a huge F--- the CSRM
> bashing, let me say this...
>
> When the ATSF donated their collection to the
> CSRM, it was basically the ATSF saying to the CSRM
> "Here it comes!!!" The ATSF put the train together
> and sent it to CA. Whether the CSRM said yes or
> no, the collection was coming anyways. If the CSRM
> had said no, the collection was NOT going back to
> NM and there was no one else out there saying
> "give it to us."
>
> Some ATSF president's wife thought it would be a
> great idea to give their heritage collection to
> CSRM and told her husband to do so, and he did.
> Let's face it, the ATSF had no interest at the
> time of a steam program and wanted to be rid of
> the "junk" taking up space in their facilities.
>
> Now we all know that at the time, the CSRM lacked
> the facilities and funding to properly deal with
> the ATSF collection and it is where and how it is
> today. But realize that the ATSF is also to blame
> for the condition of their former collection when
> they DUMPED it on the CSRM.
>
> And another thing, it was the ATSF that did not
> disconnect the pistons rods from the crossheads
> when they dragged the 5021 all the way to CA. They
> at least managed to get the 2900's disconnected
> but somehow overlooked the 5021's.
>
> My $.02
And I agree with the below poster about the condition of the equipment when it was donated. At the time I was a member of a volunteer committee comprised of emergency responder agencies set up to advise the SSRR about issues related to grade crossing incidents and haz mat events. The museum representative said that none of the equipment donated was in any sort of condition to be restored to operating order, and would require considerable work to even be display pieces.
Buckethead Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Before this thread becomes a huge F--- the CSRM
> bashing, let me say this...
>
> When the ATSF donated their collection to the
> CSRM, it was basically the ATSF saying to the CSRM
> "Here it comes!!!" The ATSF put the train together
> and sent it to CA. Whether the CSRM said yes or
> no, the collection was coming anyways. If the CSRM
> had said no, the collection was NOT going back to
> NM and there was no one else out there saying
> "give it to us."
>
> Some ATSF president's wife thought it would be a
> great idea to give their heritage collection to
> CSRM and told her husband to do so, and he did.
> Let's face it, the ATSF had no interest at the
> time of a steam program and wanted to be rid of
> the "junk" taking up space in their facilities.
>
> Now we all know that at the time, the CSRM lacked
> the facilities and funding to properly deal with
> the ATSF collection and it is where and how it is
> today. But realize that the ATSF is also to blame
> for the condition of their former collection when
> they DUMPED it on the CSRM.
>
> And another thing, it was the ATSF that did not
> disconnect the pistons rods from the crossheads
> when they dragged the 5021 all the way to CA. They
> at least managed to get the 2900's disconnected
> but somehow overlooked the 5021's.
>
> My $.02
