Hot Water posted:TrainMan1225 posted: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.
Well, the previous Steam Crew, under Steve Lee, sure didn't seem to have a problem with maintaining/overhauling either 844 or 3985, with much fewer people and a much lower budget for close to 30 years. Plus, there was NEVER a year that at least one steam locomotive was NOT operational.
Something I thought of yet been afraid to ask.....easy now Jack. I could google it or something....
Who maintained the 4449? Was it just a different shop, still owned by UP? I assumed it was under Steve Lee's program.
Yikes I posted that? Duck! Is it safe?
