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[Mark Shulaw]

Well if the management has went green its a wonder they didn't scrap 
it to destroy a representation of the evil industrial 
revolution.  And this idocy of replacing steam with Diesel for green 
reasons is just mind boggling. Mark


At 10:44 AM 10/7/2009, you wrote:
>They continue to run one steam trip per day, but its at 9 am so unless you
>stay at a hotel in the area the night before you'll miss the train.  The cog
>railway is a tourist attraction, and as such the steam locomotives are an
>integral part of the attraction.  Their management has been bitten by the
>green disease, and I think they would like to wholesale dump steam and
>everything it represents just as the Grand Canyon Railway has done.  Its not
>just maintenance, its a "religious" thing to them.
>
>How much of our industrial history must be sacraficed before this green fad
>ends?
>
>Rick
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mark Shulaw" <frappi at wcoil.com>
>To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 10:27 AM
>Subject: Re: [SEL] Check out Working Cog Railway Steam Locomotive - eBay
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>
>
> > Don't know for sure but I'll bet they don't want to see it retired
> > either. I'll bet  Two things are putting the pressure, "no pun
> > intended", on steam. Maintenance and Liability insurance on both
> > maintenance and operation. These two being the leading issues.  Cost
> > is putting the screws on so many things these days.  Mark
> >
> >
> > At 09:50 AM 10/7/2009, you wrote:
> >>Several of us have used the ask a question form on the ebay listing to
> >>tell
> >>the Mt. Washington Cog Railway that selling the locomotive is wrong, that
> >>it
> >>belongs on the Mountain and that we would like to see additional steam
> >>service restored.  If enough people do that then maybe some minds can be
> >>changed?
> >>
> >>Rick
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: <Twowhistle at aol.com>
> >>To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> >>Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 9:33 AM
> >>Subject: [SEL] Check out Working Cog Railway Steam Locomotive - eBay
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> >>
> >>
> >> > The beginning of the end.  Anyone have a mountain in need of a
> >> > locomotive?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > It breaks my heart.....
> >> > Steve
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > _Working  Cog Railway Steam Locomotive - eBay (item 110442499633 end
> >> > time
> >> > Oct-15-09  12:31:44 PDT)_
> >> >
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Mark Shulaw
454 Co. Rd. 33
Bluffton, OH. 45817
USA

Frappi at wcoil.com / 419.358.5206  Home / 419.516.2996 Ver. Cell.
Hobby Collector and Dealer in Maytag Multi-Motor Engine parts.
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