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The
Queen of Steam Returns
High-Stepping
Baldwin—The Pride of the Nevada Northern
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Mark
Bassett, Executive Director of the Nevada Northern Railway Museum,
relates the trials, tragedies, and tenacious efforts undertaken
by staff and volunteers to restore Nevada Northern 4-6-0 No. 40
back into service.
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I |
In 2001, it
looked like 40 might be sidelined for good. The Federal Railroad
Administration issued new boiler rules and 40 was relegated to the
engine house gathering dust.
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Locomotive
40 heads a passenger excursion prior to the recent boiler work
mandated by the FRA.
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No one should
undertake the rebuilding of a steam locomotive lightly.
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In February
2005, locomotive 40's whistle resonates across the Great Basin,
repeating an audible announcement that dates to 1910—the Queen
is under steam!
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A
pictorial summary. |
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Originally
published in Mark Bassett's At
the Throttle column and in the weekly edition
of the Ely
Times, 25 February through 11 March 2005.
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