Good news. Tonight I heard from my Friend who lives in Memphis, TN, Grayden, and he (and 5 other friends of his) have been given permission by the city to repaint Frisco 1351. I need to know that story behind 1351. All I know about it was that it was a 2-8-0 that was rebuilt in the Springfield shops some time ago. A few questions I can think of: Was the top of the cab red? top of the tender red? inside the bell red? What color was used for this, Tuscan red? (As in PRR tuscan red) Any info would b greatly appreciated. Ethan
The 1351 began life as 1313. It's Frisco West Shops builder's date is Nov 1943. Tell your buddies...no white tires.
ABSOLUTELY NO WHITE TIRES, RUNNING BOARDS!!!!!!! Only thing white should be the numbers. And as Jeff Cooney just reminded me. Coonskin is red background, aluminum edging and numbers, headlight lens rim edged in silver and the underside of the reflector can be either white or silver.
Grayden mentioned wanting to make it operational again. I'm trying to tell him how expensive it is. Any one have any idea how much something like this would cost? Ethan
Ethan, operating steam is expensive! Here are a couple of examples for your friend: Sierra RR #3 - the famous 10 wheeler that has been used in a lot of movies and TV shows - cost 1.5 Million for its recent restoration... and they started with an operating locomotive! To be fair, I believe that it received an entirely new boiler which added to the cost. Santa Fe Northern #3751 also cost 1.5 Million for its restoration. I suspect that in this day and age, even if everything goes perfect, it would be all to easy to go through a million dollars without it ever turning a wheel under steam. And, after it is restored, where and how does it get operated? How about insurance and maintenance? While I don't want to be a discouragement to getting a locomotive back into steam, the fact of the matter is that it is an expensive proposition to restore, operate and maintain a locomotive. Make sure that Grayden reads #1522's Retirement FAQ for some perspective on the trials of operating steam: http://www.frisco1522.org/retirefaq.htm I hope that information is what you are looking for...
