Awesome!
What sort of condition is it in? Are the vitals good?
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High-Hood C425 coming to the DL?
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The pulse is faint... but I think she'll make it. ;-)
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nessman wrote:It's well documented that 1013 (formerly Contrack 1013) had a major engine failure when it was used in passenger service back in the mid 80's.Don't know about that but the "Contrack" thing was just a movie paint job - in fact, I think it was just a lettering job and the paint was the same.
Is this the only high-hood C425 left? There couldn't have been many to begin with (N&W only?).
lvrr325 wrote:Engine breakdown was a reference to a scene in Planes Trains and Automobiles.nessman wrote:It's well documented that 1013 (formerly Contrack 1013) had a major engine failure when it was used in passenger service back in the mid 80's.Don't know about that but the "Contrack" thing was just a movie paint job - in fact, I think it was just a lettering job and the paint was the same.