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 Post subject: Re: Wiscasset Waterville and Farmington Railway # 9 under st
PostPosted: Tue Dec 08, 2015 2:04 pm 

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WVNorthern wrote:
Creating a new steam engine from scratch in the 21st century is certainly a daunting task.


No, it has never been easier. We have technologies and materials unknown 60 years ago which can expedite one off construction in ways that would amaze our forefathers if they were alive now to see it in use. The funding of the project is a daunting task....... but that's true no matter what technologies and materials you use.

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