@RickO posted:Fair enough. I didn't realize Ed was referring to his overall experiences. I assumed he was specifically speaking related to 4014 on the road.
One must be very careful relative to what he says from one year to the next. He loves to speak in "technobabble", which also tends to be fairly short on truths. Thus one of the main reasons that he does NOT participate in any of the steam locomotive technical organizations, such as the Mechanical Standards Committee (which includes representatives from FRA, and most all of the major steam operators).