This may be the simplest of questions but why does 765 run as 767? I see this posted all the time but have not been able to figure out why 765 runs as 767.
Tony
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Tony_V posted:This may be the simplest of questions but why does 765 run as 767? I see this posted all the time but have not been able to figure out why 765 runs as 767.
Tony
Did you try the SEARCH feature? Also, you might visit the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society website for even more information.
Hot Water posted:Tony_V posted:This may be the simplest of questions but why does 765 run as 767? I see this posted all the time but have not been able to figure out why 765 runs as 767.
Tony
Did you try the SEARCH feature? Also, you might visit the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society website for even more information.
I tried the search... didn't get my answer. I did not try the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society though. Thanks for the tip.
Tony
From the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society:
During an inspection, no. 765 was deemed to be an ideal candidate for donation to the City of Fort Wayne. The roundhouse was asked to quietly change the locomotives’ numbers and the 765 – renumbered as 767 – was placed on display in Lawton Park within sight of the Nickel Plate elevation on May, 1963. The real 767 was scrapped in Chicago in 1964.
The city of Fort Wayne wanted 767...
Tony
We posted a detailed history on the 767 when the number was changed.
READ IT HERE.
Cool story!
