Did I just see 489 go by as being retrofitted to burn oil instead of coal?
Am I seeing things and going crazy?.
I can understand why with the drought, fire danger, and the tree hungers.
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7-21-21 489 Oil Burner?
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7-21-21 489 Oil Burner?
by George Stoudenmire » Wed Jul 21, 2021 9:06 am
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Re: 7-21-21 489 Oil Burner?
by Jack Spencer » Wed Jul 21, 2021 11:24 am
George Stoudenmire wrote:Did I just see 489 go by as being retrofitted to burn oil instead of coal?
Am I seeing things and going crazy?.
I can understand why with the drought, fire danger, and the tree hungers.
No, 489 has genuinely been converted to burn oil. Yes, it is to do with the drought.
Just a guy who loves steam.
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Re: 7-21-21 489 Oil Burner?
by Sharon Evans » Wed Jul 21, 2021 2:03 pm
The drought has something to do with it, but in pictures of the slopes around the train as it heads up to Cumbres, note all of the dead lodge pole pines which were killed by a bark beadles. These are a severe fire hazard along the line.
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Re: 7-21-21 489 Oil Burner?
by Tom Casper » Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:46 am
it went fine
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