by drvmusic
#7470 wrote:Hi drvmusic,Thanks for the updates Matt! Much appreciated! I appreciate (and envy) the work you and the others do! I often wonder how you keep an old-timer like 573 running and looking so great with such a heavy workload! Bravo!
To answer your questions, there is nothing wrong with the 4266 and she wasn't damaged. When she ran the summer special with 7470 we discovered that she needed some new valve cover gaskets which have since been installed. We still need to work on adjusting her injectors and we're doing that in our spare time. My buddy and I will probably spend a couple of Saturday nights after work on this but we won't be needing her again until railfans weekend. The 6749 car is our top priority in the roundhouse right now.
Regarding the 470 units 4268 and 1757; we don't own these units so I'm not sure when the work will be done. 1757 does run and is currently tucked away on the freight house siding track with stack covers on her prime mover will be in good shape when the 470 RR Club decides to do the swap.
Sorry to hear about your bad experience in the gift shop but I am glad the day was great otherwise.
Matt
Glad to know my favorite, 4266, is doing well! Some day I hope to be on a consist pulled by her (not that I don't appreciate 573).
Kudos to you and all at CSRX I'm hoping to get up there for one more ride this fall. One of these years, I'm going to make it to Railfan's Weekend! Not this year unfortunately.
-Scott