From today's newspaper: Lynchburg Park Picks Up Steam
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Thanks Jim. I do hope however that the locomotive "swipes right" since it has a coal tinder (their spelling mistake, not mine). 
"The train is comprised of a Chesapeake & Ohio locomotive and coal tinder and a Virginian Railway caboose. A passenger car donated to the city in the 1960s was in especially bad shape — among other problems, it contained asbestos insulation — and it was removed, Hodges said."
Buy 'em books, send 'em to school and what do they do?
With the amount of money spent it seems they could have restored the engine to running condition.
Tommy posted:With the amount of money spent it seems they could have restored the engine to running condition.
Run it where?
Tommy posted:With the amount of money spent it seems they could have restored the engine to running condition.
Did you read what all improvements they spent the money on? Leaves very little for the engine. That shed wasn't around forty years ago when I was last there.
Those spotches of red directly under the arrow is where the loco is located.
Now, you are going to have to find a way out of the park through those tree$. I have no idea how it got there in the first place.
That's the Southern mainline crossing the bridge. The CS (we aren't going to let that thing on our RR) X mainline is wayyyyy the heck down below following the river. Mo' $$$$$ honey!
I would thank them for doing what they have done rather than criticize them for what they haven't!
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Glad to see it's being protected a bit more from the elements. Any engine being kept in better conditions is a win in my book.
Thanks Big Jim.
looks great!
From Kipp Teague's site:
#2760, which was pushed into place in August 1962 by two Southern switcher units over a temporary track run into the park from the adjacent Southern main line. Aubrey Wiley's photograph of the 1962 special movement looks like it could have been shot yesterday. 
Why is CSX so against steam running on their railroad when other class 1 railroads like NS and BNSF are happily hosting steam excursions this year? Would be nice to see C&O 614 run again.
Where is her bell?
Robert K posted:Why is CSX so against steam running on their railroad when other class 1 railroads like NS and BNSF are happily hosting steam excursions this year? Would be nice to see C&O 614 run again.
It's CSX's railroad, they can run it how they like. They don't have to justify their position about steam.
Rusty
Big Jim posted:Buy 'em books, send 'em to school and what do they do?
- Hock the books
- Hook-up with the Teacher
- Still can't read...
