08-11-2011, 06:02 PM
Well - the tourist Railroads are constantly repairing their locos. I know there are different sounds to each engine, but you have to draw a line somewhere..
Your argument is a good one, but remember there are videos and sound recordings of almost all the engines. Yes, i know it's not the same.. But it's all we have.
As far as the E 60MA - or the Green MU, both are closed for now, but they are in the process of building a roundhouse, so they can restore and house more engines. Always a great thing.. You never know what equipment will be accessible by the public next
I was in the GG-1 at Altoona, really Neat!!!
I've worked on:
The Lindbergh Engine PRR 7002 E7s 4-4-2 - Renumbered from 8063 for display of the historical land speed record 127.1 MPH
PRR 1223 - Hello Dolly Engine.. 4-4-0 D16ab American Type. I helped light it - by climbing up on the boiler and adding light bulbs for all the marker lights and cleaning all the lenses so she would "look pretty" for our visitors.
Class B Climax W. H. Mason Company No. 4 - I helped re-attach the sand boxes on the rear of the engine.
Lehigh Valley Railroad RDC-1 Rail Diesel Car - Former Reading No. 9163 - I helped with the internal tear down, taking the seats out to send them for restoring, removed the carpets etc.... To get it ready to be restored.
.... and the B&O RPO # 81 Pullman - originally built for the Cincinnati & ST. Louis. DWZ81
So I've worked on a few beautiful engines in the 3 years I was there in Restoration. I hurt my back and had to move over to Education, (for 7 more years) which was just as great, because I got to help build the displays in the Education Center. Especially the G scale layout
Your argument is a good one, but remember there are videos and sound recordings of almost all the engines. Yes, i know it's not the same.. But it's all we have.
As far as the E 60MA - or the Green MU, both are closed for now, but they are in the process of building a roundhouse, so they can restore and house more engines. Always a great thing.. You never know what equipment will be accessible by the public next
I was in the GG-1 at Altoona, really Neat!!!
I've worked on:
The Lindbergh Engine PRR 7002 E7s 4-4-2 - Renumbered from 8063 for display of the historical land speed record 127.1 MPH
PRR 1223 - Hello Dolly Engine.. 4-4-0 D16ab American Type. I helped light it - by climbing up on the boiler and adding light bulbs for all the marker lights and cleaning all the lenses so she would "look pretty" for our visitors.
Class B Climax W. H. Mason Company No. 4 - I helped re-attach the sand boxes on the rear of the engine.
Lehigh Valley Railroad RDC-1 Rail Diesel Car - Former Reading No. 9163 - I helped with the internal tear down, taking the seats out to send them for restoring, removed the carpets etc.... To get it ready to be restored.
.... and the B&O RPO # 81 Pullman - originally built for the Cincinnati & ST. Louis. DWZ81
So I've worked on a few beautiful engines in the 3 years I was there in Restoration. I hurt my back and had to move over to Education, (for 7 more years) which was just as great, because I got to help build the displays in the Education Center. Especially the G scale layout
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~~ I wonder what that would look like in 1:20.3???