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Re: Crockett Sugar Refinery// Railfan Lou Bradas
Author: Tony Johnson
Date: 12-12-2013 - 21:04
Tom Moungovan Wrote:
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> 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?).
No Tom. I know about the Mountain Copper Company Shays. My friend was referring specifically to the C&H plant. It's beginning to sound like a fairy tale now.
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> Tony Johnson Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > 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?).
No Tom. I know about the Mountain Copper Company Shays. My friend was referring specifically to the C&H plant. It's beginning to sound like a fairy tale now.
