Hot Water posted:I prefer not to get involved in these "pie-in-the-sky" discussions. However, you might checkout the group that is already in the process of constructing a PRR T1 4-4-4-4 duplex, from scratch:
RJT posted:
GenesisFan99 you might want to read the NTSB Accident Report on the Gettysburg Railroad it will give you better understanding of a Steam Locomotive and some of the issues that confront a steam locomotive today. That accident brought a lot of changes to the steam locomotive industry. PB96-917008, NTSB/SIR-96-05. I did and learned a lot from it.
Hot Water- Thank you I have seen the T1 Trust before, but I had not previously looked at their budget. Looks like it would have been something like $13,000,000 had the tender not existed already.
RJT- Thank you for the recommendation it was very helpful. What I got from it was make sure your crew knows what they're doing (formal training by professionals) and make sure your equipment is actually in good shape. Crew really has to watch the crown sheet and fix things properly.
