[PRCo] Re: Nickel Plate 765

[Derrick Brashear]

On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 7:24 PM, Herb Brannon <hrbran at cavtel.net> wrote:
> Dennis,
> Who owns the passenger equipment being used on this train? Interesting is
> the way they haul the coal supply and the loader riding in its' own
> gondola. Where do they get the water? When steam locos run on CVRR the coal
> is stockpiled at Boston Mill Station along with the loader and water can be
> taken on at the City of Akron Fresh Water Well at Merriman Valley or at the
> Fitzwater Rail Yard from the fire hydrants.

Today was water at Altoona. Over the weekend it was Conway. On
Tuesday, Mansfield.

> Fred,
> You have apparently never seen the people who accompany 765 on it's travels
> in action. Any time 765 is sitting idle they are going over it oiling,
> lubricating, cleaning and polishing.  See the attached three photos I took
> on 26 September 2010. NKP765 was here in 2010 and 2011. This year it will
> be CP1293.

I have a shot of the lube and cleaning at Mansfield from Tuesday.



-- 
Derrick