Pennsylvania Railroad 1361 Rebuild Cancelled!!

[UP5521]

DPfan1 I must comment for if I don't I will regret it. Learn to type proper sentences then come back. We love new people but you really aren't helping yourself like typing like you are two.

Back on topic, I really hope that Altoona gets the cash for this. Steamtown is sadly fallen by the wayside and is now pretty much known as the " What NOT to do." Actually by comparison the B&O Museum and the Strasburg Railroad both has the right idea. If all else fails Altoona can put the project on the back burner and complete some cheaper projects to get a more stable cash influx from tourists and railfans alike.

What I am trying to say is Altoona needs to find a stable source of income as the B&O Museum and Strasburg have found.

One final point I must point out. The NS might claim they are busy enough as is. Well to fix that issue I say they should replace the track on the Horseshoe that they had been using as a through way. They took that track out a long time ago, back when having it was costing more to have it. Now I feel if business has picked up so much as they say then having that extra track would help a lot.

Sorry if some of what I say seems ludicrous. I'm only seventeen and I wrote this post on a whim without any forethought to how it might actually work.

thanks for that!

 

[cascaderailroad]

The reason why #2 track was taken up was so that MOW trucks could easily access the line, and too 1/4 less track, is 1/4 less MOW mantenance.

Quite regularly a stalled train causes long backups from Harrisburg and Pittsburgh now, because of the 3 tracks nowdays.

The Nittany & Bald Eagle has always been single tracked, and was one of the most heavily trafficed lines in Pa long ago.

I remember the Muleshoe Secondary action, that often took all the slow speed drag freights, and connected Tunnelhill via Hollidaysburg to Petersburg mainline junction.

Using Railroadradio.net you can tune into 2 RR frequencies and monitor the Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, or West Slope feed(s) by using Quicktime and Realplayer in conjunction with eachother, so that both feeds are heard.

If you sign up at Yahoo Groups: "Altoona Johnstown" they can send E-Mail updates of real time train activities, right to your E Mail account.

 

[mikeman]

dpfan1, as you don't seem to know what Jerry Jacobson already personally owns, here you go:

Canadian Pacific 4-6-2 1293 (Operable)
Lake Superior & Ishpeming 2-8-0 33 (Operable)
Grand Trunk Western 4-8-4 6325 (Serviceable, requires work on the bearings)
Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 765 (Next engine in line for restoration)
Canadian National 4-6-0 1551 (Awaiting restoration, last ran 1998)
Buffalo Creek & Gauley 2-8-0 13 (Awaiting restoration, last ran 1997)
Ohio Central 0-4-0T #3 (Awaiting restoration, last steamed up 1997)
Canadian Pacific 4-6-2 1278 (Awaiting restoration)
Canadian National 2-6-0 96 (Awaiting restoration)
Wheeling & Lake Erie 0-6-0 3960 (Awaiting restoration)

In addition, Jerry owns about 20 vintage diesels, 24 passenger cars (half hevyweights and half lightweights), and a number of vintage freight cars.

This is all in addition to the roundhouse being built, which will be the first steam era roundhousebuilt in over 50 years. And when it's close to done, he plans to have it open to the public.

Suffice to say, the man and his crew have given plenty back to the steam and railroad community. There's zero need for something too big (261) or too expensive (1361) to foul up the plans

Actually I believe he owns NKP 763 as the 765 is in New Haven Indiana.

 

[PereMarquette1225fan]

Ya right

Actually I believe he owns NKP 763 as the 765 is in New Haven Indiana.

Ya, he does. I have a friend who works on the 765. So I know, 'cause of him.