p51 posted:...But given how long the steam team had to work to get 4014 running, an effort that nobody can say was a practical one, how realistic would it have been to immediately get the suits in Omaha to pay for a duplicated effort all over again with a locomotive they'd seen in steam countless times before?
Adding to this, another thing to consider is the manpower available to do the job in the first place. Even if the two furloughed members of the Steam Team were kept, I feel that the staff would still have their hands full trying to maintain and operate just 4014 and 844. Adding the Challenger into the mix and performing a third expensive rebuild would just be too much for the crew.
