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Re: Crockett Sugar Refinery// Railfan Lou Bradas
Author: Tom Moungovan
Date: 12-12-2013 - 19:23
Tony Johnson Wrote:
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> The Crockett plant reminded me of something a
> friend told me last month. This is going from
> memory.
>
> He said he heard the C&H plant used Shay
> locomotives (I'm assuming it was just the boilers,
> and perhaps some mechanical gearing) to operate
> all or part of the plant. He mentioned that one
> employee who worked with this equipment later
> became a volunteer with PLA and was able to help
> them because of his previous steam experience.
>
> Any truth to this?
Tony, I think that some small Shays were used decades ago some miles east out at or near
Mococo (sp?).
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> The Crockett plant reminded me of something a
> friend told me last month. This is going from
> memory.
>
> He said he heard the C&H plant used Shay
> locomotives (I'm assuming it was just the boilers,
> and perhaps some mechanical gearing) to operate
> all or part of the plant. He mentioned that one
> employee who worked with this equipment later
> became a volunteer with PLA and was able to help
> them because of his previous steam experience.
>
> Any truth to this?
Tony, I think that some small Shays were used decades ago some miles east out at or near
Mococo (sp?).
