Former Ghettysburg #76

SD80MAC · Unread post by **SD80MAC** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 7:50 pm

What are SRI's plans for this engine? I know it is to be restored, but what will they paint it in? I'd hope they'd put it in GTW, PM, C&O, AA or another Michigan railroad instead of Ghettysburg. Also, how's the work on 1225 coming? I know SRI won't reveal any info on what they're doing, hope they make it look more prototypically correct, like the 1223.

Hogger1225 · Unread post by **Hogger1225** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:20 pm

What are you wishing to see on 1225 that would make it "Prototypically Correct?"

TrainWatcher · Unread post by **TrainWatcher** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:18 am

NO! Don't mess with 1225. She is already good enough as it is. I mean once they make a major motion picture, then you should not change them.

GreatLakesRailfan · Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:00 am

Railfan James wrote:NO! Don't mess with 1225. She is already good enough as it is. I mean once they make a major motion picture, then you should not change them.

Wasn't that an animated movie? I thought they just used the sounds from the locomotive in the movie...and the sounds don't exactly change when the appearance changes slightly...

SD80MAC · Unread post by **SD80MAC** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:23 am

Hogger1225 wrote:What are you wishing to see on 1225 that would make it "Prototypically Correct?"

Well, it'd be nice if they put her numberboards back on the top of the smoke box. I had heard that as delivered she wore white lettering and numbers, like the 1223 does.

TrainWatcher · Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:16 pm

Yes, but they used her ofr the animated version of 1225. They had to use measurements, and all that. Plus, the cab in the movie was prototypical

RailCanon · Unread post by **RailCanon** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 4:23 pm

Conrail Jon wrote:
Hogger1225 wrote:What are you wishing to see on 1225 that would make it "Prototypically Correct?"
Well, it'd be nice if they put her numberboards back on the top of the smoke box. I had heard that as delivered she wore white lettering and numbers, like the 1223 does.

The 1225 is proto-typically correct as she is right now. Her current apperence is the appearence she had when she was outshopped by Lima in 1941. The High-mounted numberboards were added by the Pere Marquette some time later.
Although I agree with Jon, I'd like to see 1225 run with those numberboards for a while. I think the 1225 looks a little more classy when they are on.

TrainWatcher · Unread post by **TrainWatcher** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:10 pm

They should bring her down Detroit Area for excursions. Especially along the C&O (CSX Detroit Sub and the Toldeo Sub. that was owned by PM is the 30's.) I find it funny, that the semaphore at John Hix, is still dated to the PM Era. A lot of those signals around Plymouth too are back-dated to when PM ran in Detroit.

Railnut · Unread post by **Railnut** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:26 pm

Might I ask why the SRI is not telling people what work is being done on the 1225? Seems like they are hiding something.
Dave C

jukeman · Unread post by **jukeman** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:34 pm

Railnut wrote:Might I ask why the SRI is not telling people what work is being done on the 1225? Seems like they are hiding something.
Dave C

The only thing I know of them trying to hide is Hogger1225 hahahaha!

Just kidding Bill

Hogger1225 · Unread post by **Hogger1225** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:51 pm

jukeman wrote:
Railnut wrote:Might I ask why the SRI is not telling people what work is being done on the 1225? Seems like they are hiding something.
Dave C
The only thing I know of them trying to hide is Hogger1225 hahahaha!

Just kidding Bill

You might be a little closer to the truth than I would like to admit!

RailCanon · Unread post by **RailCanon** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 12:31 am

Just a quick note for those who don't know:
When in-service, the 76 worked for the Mississippian Railway, and later the Frisco, before going to the Gettysburg Railroad.

j32885 · Unread post by **j32885** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:07 am

Got to see this locomotive last summer, they have gutted it out, all the tubes are taken out to be machine.

Right now, it is a hallow boiler the smoke stack, and the wheels still attached. The cab, however is removed at the moment. The number plate on the front is left over from it's Frisco years.

I'm sure when this steam locomotive is restored to working condition, it will be either sport the Frisco or Mississippian Railway scheme. Personally, I would like to to see this engine in the Frisco scheme.

TrainWatcher · Unread post by **TrainWatcher** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:21 am

Wait. I remember when.....

hold on. Didn't Mississipian rebuild #76 back in the 90's???

RailRoadFan.com

B1G - The Big Train