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NP Preserved steam locos
Author: Butler
Date: 09-16-2012 - 21:16

It has always irritated me that the NP didn't save ANY of their modern steam power from the ranks of their fine 4-8-4's and the beautiful 4-6-6-4 "Challengers", or even any of the W-3 mikados, a fine loco and the backbone of NP's freight power for many years.

Certainly 2626 should have been saved!

Of the major component railroads that constitute today's BNSF, only the NP did not save any "Northerns". Consider: GN - 1, SP&S - 1 the operational #700, CB&Q - 4, Frisco - 4, ATSF - 9 including operational #3751. To be sure, NP was generous about preserving many smaller steam locos, including 4-6-2's, 4-6-0's, 2-8-0's and 0-6-0's, but nothing large, or modern.

A little known "lost opportunity" happened with A-4 2676. Retired late, 10/1958, it was held for use as a stationary boiler at Superior Wisconsin. When Lou Menk became NP President about 1966 he "discovered" 2676 in the Superior roundhouse and ordered it scrapped IMMEDIATELY!

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  NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Steve Thompson 09-15-2012 - 20:03
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Pdxrailtransit 09-15-2012 - 22:08
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Steve Thompson 09-16-2012 - 05:32
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Steve Thompson 09-16-2012 - 05:38
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Marty Bernard 09-16-2012 - 06:31
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Bill Kohler 09-16-2012 - 06:52
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Steve Thompson 09-16-2012 - 07:09
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Tom Moungovan 09-16-2012 - 07:15
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Steve Thompson 09-16-2012 - 09:00
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Fan of the Monad 09-16-2012 - 13:06
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 George Andrews 09-16-2012 - 15:19
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Steve Thompson 09-16-2012 - 17:58
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Graham Buxton 09-16-2012 - 20:03
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Steve Thompson 09-16-2012 - 20:14
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Ken Shattock (KRK) 09-16-2012 - 20:57
  Re: why was it called a "Casey Jones" Excursion? Fan of the Monad 09-16-2012 - 21:09
  Re: why was it called a "Casey Jones" Excursion? Steve Thompson 09-17-2012 - 04:53
  Re: Seattle Times article on Carol Cornish re Casey Jones Graham Buxton 09-17-2012 - 05:22
  Re: Seattle Times article on Carol Cornish re Casey Jones KRK 09-17-2012 - 09:40
  the main star of the Casey Jones excursions 1372 Steve Thompson 09-17-2012 - 10:49
  Re: the main star of the Casey Jones excursions 1372 railpax71 09-17-2012 - 20:28
  Re: the main star of the Casey Jones excursions 1372 Eric Waggoner 04-23-2013 - 18:17
  NP Preserved steam locos Butler 09-16-2012 - 21:16


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