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Welcome to the Lost Engines of Roanoke Yahoo Group, a forum to discuss plans and ideas for preserving the Norfolk Western steam locomotives and other historic railroad equipment in the Virginia Scrap Iron Metal yard in Roanoke.

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maybe building a model train in a bottle.... naw.. -Lynn- ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Posted - Wed Jun 3, 2009 9:48 pm
 Lynn Willer
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the firebox wont have water leaks, perhaps just air moisture. You could take some plastic spray coating and cover the brick. That would also stop pieces from
Posted - Wed Jun 3, 2009 9:46 pm
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... How about bottling, sealing and selling asbestos lagging? There ought to be a fair amount of that.. It's going to be collectable in few years.. (Sorry -
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Hmm.  Wonder if the firebrick is even intact...water freezing and expanding over the years.  And then there's the "hazardous materials" liability thing...
Posted - Mon Jun 1, 2009 4:39 pm
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I bet Bob Clay or would've given enough money to not only save them but to cosmetically restore them also.   Martin ... From: Steve Matda <smatda@...>
Posted - Sun May 31, 2009 5:34 pm
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