California State
Railroad Museum. Sacramento, Ca. And I¡¯ve never seen any
comment about it, but when I asked the Museum Director about it he stated it¡¯s
in their ¡°future restoration¡± list. At that time he wouldn¡¯t let me back to see
it, but he said if I set up an appointment in the future I might get access to
it. But that was in 2003 or so.
Bert
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I can't find it.? Also I'm a but confused, there is a California State Railroad
Museum and a Southern
California Railroad Museum.? The Southern California
one has an H-12-44, I was able to re-locate an interesting video about
it.? They swapped injectors with a friendly company that overhauled US
Navy equipment, so that locomotive runs now.
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada?
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On Tue., Apr. 4, 2023, 4:51 a.m. Bert Greeley, <bert-tpsrr@...> wrote:
Just FYI ¨C There is, or was, an
old Santa Fe H-16-44 at the California
Railroad Museum.
It was in their storage tracks north of the museum proper. As I haven¡¯t driven
up there lately I don¡¯t know if it¡¯s still visible, but you used to be able to
see it as you got north on I5 past the museum, look to the right of the freeway
and down and you could see the top of the loco. This was a post-Lowery design,
not the oval-windowed model.
Bert
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Hello,
It's nice to be part of this group again.? I was on here in the early
2000's when it was a Yahoo Group.? I wanted to share something with all of
you; I'm not trying to brag, but I think it's really cool.
? ? ?In 2004, my late father-in-law Alberto Hurtado Moreno took
me to the train museum in Puebla, one hour
south of Mexico City.?
They had an H-16-44!? I spent about 3 hours photographing and measuring
it.? We went back the next year, and I spent another 3 hours on it.?
I intended to build an O scale model.
? ? ?Fast-forward to now, my model railroader father-in-law is
dead, and I'm divorced,? But, a few months ago I sent 60 photos to Rapido
Trains. I had seen a newsletter where two of their employees were measuring and
scanning a former CP CLC-built H-16-44 in a museum in the village
of Mazeppa, Alberta,
Canada.?
I knew some of the louvers would be in different places on a CLC unit.? Beloit units are
different.? ?They responded with this nice enail.? I took a
screen shot of it, and attached it here.
? ? ?Jason Shron and his employees at Rapido will do a fine job,
and produce a very accurate model.? I am glad I got to help in some way,
and my late father-in-law would be proud.? Some of the pain was worth it.
Martin Iftody
Toronto, Ontario,
Canada
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