Well, having stood less than a foot at atleast the tender was taped over.
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jscola30 wrote:Didn't I read somewhere that the MEC steam loco came through the mountain division?It did - early 80s I think.... got a pic of it in a Trains or R&R magazine.
B&Mguy wrote:I'm guessing as soon as the Mountain Division was abandoned, the CSRR began to look into reactivating it. I can't imagine being isolated is good for any railroad, tourist line or regular.This is how I understand it (correct me if I'm wrong)... The CSRR showed a lot of interest in the Notch shortly after Guilford closed the Mt. Division in 1984. The CSRR attempted to talk with Guilford in 1985, 86, 87 and 88 with no luck; the state got involved the following year. The state finally purchased the line when Guilford abandoned the line in 1992. After the state purchased the line the line went up for bidding. The CSRR won the bid the week of Thanksgiving in 1993. The day after thanksgiving with a wood chipper and chainsaws on hand they started clearing at Intervale, working west.
Did the CSRR put up any fuss with Guilford at all when they announced the official abandonment?
shadyjay wrote:That would be the 501 coming from Bellows Falls, VT in 1984. It was the last or one of the last moves ever made through the notch for MEC/Guilford. (The last scheduled freight was in September 1983.)jscola30 wrote:Didn't I read somewhere that the MEC steam loco came through the mountain division?It did - early 80s I think.... got a pic of it in a Trains or R&R magazine.
jscola30 wrote:Didn't I read somewhere that the MEC steam loco came through the mountain division?501 was considered a duplicate locomotive in Steamtown so it was sold off. Other locos met the same fate, although some of those have ben restored to operating condition already.