Update on the NC&StL 576

Maybe one day..........

YES! The first series (570-579) were delivered with the wide running board striping, and they were quickly dubbed "Yellow Jackets" by crews. The second series (580-589) were delivered minus the wide running board side sheeting, and were called simply "Stripes". A little known Nashville trivia is that Whitefoord R. Cole, an early NC&StL president and Vanderbilt University graduate, chose the gold color lettering against black for the steam locos to honor his alma mater's school colors, gold & black!

Tinplate Art posted:

Kay and I drove by the Nashville and Western Railway/CSX interchange and we observed a full complement of crew working on the engine and tender last week. CSX requires an operative brake system on both the engine and tender before they will move the engine on its four-mile journey to the TCRM site, where it will be restored. The eccentric crank rods have been removed and are stored on the tender tank deck.

Art, according to your photo the main rod and eccentric rod, on the Fireman's side, have both been removed, while the eccentric CRANK itself is back in place so as to retain the side rods. With those components removed from both sides, the engine will be very easy to tow, since neither the pistons nor the valves will be moving.

The volunteers are under the supervision of Shane Meador, a very experienced steam restorer (4501 & 611).

Shane told me early on that they would probably leave the crank in place.

Glad to hear you are out and about, Art!

THANKS, and I am almost done with my dialysis treatment!  ☺