Just a Reminder, its been pushed to October 27th, 2007. look here for updates vmtmusings.blogspot.com and http://www.vatrainpull.com/ Thanks, Connor VMT...
Alright, heres how it works, im a Volunteer at the VMT, and 1218 will and cant be fired again, due to some rather important parts missing(Mostly all of them),...
Connor, What sorts of parts are missing on the 1218? When I was there for the celebration when it was brought into the museum, it sounded like most everything...
Heh, the 1218 is missing every internal peice, from the flum to the firebox. All we have are the firebox grates, and some scrap parts stored in her flum...
Due to a new building going to be built where the scrap yard and the grain mill are now, the Scarp Yard has closed their doors, and was emptied the other day,...
Awe, what a dang shame - the richest country on the planet can't afford a few shillings to secure some priceless items of heritage for posterity .... "C.D."...
Yea... we need to take more to the british way of thinking, that the past needs to be saved, so we can show the future. We are just to centered on pressing...
WOW! Bummer on that crane being junked! I note you mentioned three steamers and not four. What happened to the other one? Also did the hopper cars and tenders...
Only is one crane, and pardon, there is four steamers, tenders i think got scrapped, and the happers where moved to our property earlier this year Connor...
Aren't those internal parts the stuff that typically all gets replaced during a thorough rebuild? Not that it matters but so much...millions are still...
Yea throught a rebuild yes, btu the thing is, its getting harder and harder to do these things due to the knowledge and the forms we need are disappearing, i...
Heh, i know that story, steam engine went into the unstable tunnel, and collopsed killing most of the train crew, while some escaped out the other tunnel,...
I helped reassemble 1218 for display back in 2002 & 2003. When the NS Steam Program was shut down in 1994, 1218 was about halfway through a major overhaul....
When you consider the Pennsy K-4 has already had more than $2 million dollars spent on it and is still nearly as far away from running dollar wise as the 1218...
Actually I think I have seen some interior shots as it is now. Looked a lot better with a fire in there. John Bohon ... locomtive, ... bargain. I ... will. ...
I have been a lurker on this list (actually, lower than a lurker, since I often did not even read the mail). I just found an old steam railroad crane at...
Hi, Yes we know about the Steam crane in the other scrapyard and it was duscussed by The Western Virginia Railroad Preservation Society. The Majority of the...
Conner, I just scoured the internet and couldn't find any mention of the upcoming event. Can you confirm for sure that the date is definitely Sept 8th? The ...
Hi, Yes if you have photos of the crane we would love to have them put up on the site. I am sorry if I rained on anyones parade by my last post but that was ...
Im almost positive on the date, we had a gent come in to talk about it today, itll be the 8th ... profits. ... if I ... would ... pointless ... (Thank...
That's the first place I looked...couldn't find anything. There's a link about the tug of war, but nothing about the open house. Thanks, Wesley ... From:...
Hey guys, I wanted to inform for those who cant make it to the shop show, you dont have to worry anymore, due to its now and invataion only show. But if you...
Connor, FYI, the Shop's open house, which is a fairly regular event, has been by invitation only for a number of years. It is normally only open to NS...
A pleasure to know Gary, but i was only informing, I just posted pics on the interior of the 1218 boiler and flums sections, along with photos of the parts in...
