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Originally Posted by David R.
To me it is like trying to retrofit a diesel into a steam locomotive. The history is gone. No longer has any fascination for me. Preserving something operational in original condition from the past. Or resurrection of one doomed to scrap heap, which is where I am at present. I have the AA stripped down to frame now. My wife said it sort of looked like a truck when you got it, now it just looks like a pile of junk... but someday....
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Interesting analogy......the Durango Silverton narrow gauge locomotives are being converted from coal to oil burners. This is being done as a result of a huge fire causing millions of dollars in damages in 2018.