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The Great Dome went to Portland to be on the 4449 Trip to Bend but in Portland it was bad ordered with 5 cracks on one of the trucks. Estimate cost is $25,000 at least. It will have to be moved to Seattle at 10 mph in order to be worked on. I saw it in Portland and there will be a picture of it in my 4449 Trip Story that will be done I hope by Friday.
Chris
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Looks like our only option for a great dome now will be at the Royal Gorge Scenic RR or on Friends of the 261 excursions. I'm so glad I got several chances to ride the latter one when it was used on the NCDOT Piedmont for only $8.00 over regular coach fare......an absolute bargain!
-------------------- David Pressley
Advocating for passenger trains since 1973!
Climbing toward 5,000 posts like the Southwest Chief ascending Raton Pass. Cautiously, not nearly as fast as in the old days, and hoping to avoid premature reroutes. Posts: 4203 | From: Western North Carolina | Registered: Feb 2004
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$25,000 seems like a lot of money, but I guess there isn't much equipment riding around on three-axle passenger trucks any more. I hope they can find the money from somewhere to fix it!
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$25k is chump change for a passenger car. I hope it will return for another year, as it always seems to do!
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