From their own company website: Looks like both their engines are down for FRA repairs. They have a volunteer support group there also.

http://www.anarr.com/steamlocomotive.html
ryarger@rypn.org

> From their own company website: Looks like
> both their engines are down for FRA repairs.
> They have a volunteer support group there
> also.
Bob, in researching the active steam list for john craft's steamcentral web site, i learned that 14 was retired after the 1988 season; 18 is due out in May. A lot of active steam is active only in our memories, alas. Jim

Wrinnbo@aol.com

Reading a bit further, I note the information is only for No. 18, the "Cuban" 2-8-0. Has anyone ever seen photos of pre-preservation A&A steam (not the ex-Michigan engines of today), before they dieselized? I've never seen any.

> Bob, in researching the active steam list
> for john craft's steamcentral web site, i
> learned that 14 was retired after the 1988
> season; 18 is due out in May. A lot of
> active steam is active only in our memories,
> alas. Jim


ryarger@rypn.org

Check out "Arcade and Attica" by Edward A. Lewis, published in 1972 by The Elma Press/The Baggage Car. It is the best history of the line to date, including scores of photographs of the pre-1957 A&A steamers.

Does anyone know who is doing the CFR 49 Part 230 work on A&A No. 18? I had heard an outside steam mechanic was brought in to assist the A&A staff.

K.R. Bell

> Reading a bit further, I note the
> information is only for No. 18, the
> "Cuban" 2-8-0. Has anyone ever
> seen photos of pre-preservation A&A
> steam (not the ex-Michigan engines of
> today), before they dieselized? I've never
> seen any.


http://rrmuseumpa.org

Kurt,

There was some decent discussion of recent happenings (as of late 2002) on the A&A on one of the Railroad.net discussion groups.

Lots of interesting updates and discussions, but no specific mention of who is doing the steam engine work.

Until later,
Chris



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