[SEL] bridge engine update

[Luke Tonneberger]

Thanks for the update Bill. I've been wondering if there was any progress. I 
have a few pictures of a big Fairbanks, but don't know if it is a type N. 
The pictures are here

http://www.oldengine.org/members/luket/mason04/mason28.jpg
http://www.oldengine.org/members/luket/mason04/mason29.jpg
http://www.oldengine.org/members/luket/mason04/mason30.jpg

Luke Tonneberger
Rockford, Michigan
USA

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>From: "Bill Boyce" <bboyce at swat.coop>
>
>hello all,, after about a zillion phone calls i was finally able to make an 
>appointment to see the
>KCS bridge engine this morning,,,,,,,,,,following a several hundred yard 
>walk down the tracks on the bridge, and a
>harrowing climb up a 35 foot ladder overhanging the red river another 50 or 
>60 feet below the
>ladder, we reached the engine platform,,,, the engine is in about the 
>condition one would expect
>after decades and decades of open exposure to the elements,,, some parts 
>missing, some broken,,the name tag is long gone,,,,, we think its a 
>fairbanks n, has flywhees about 68 inches
>in dia.,,,,,,
>does anyone know where i can find pictures or diagrams of the fm n's , to 
>confirm the make and hp size?
>i am now, again, at the mercy of the rail road as to when we can retreive 
>the engine, but will post any updates asap,,
>many thanks,,
>bill boyce
>lost prairie, arkansas