Are you sure? That's a Shay. The last time I was there the motive power was a
Your visit must have been quite a while ago. The green 2-8-0 is long gone. The Shay is the current steamer, but not run very often. It was completely rebuilt in the Museum's own restoration shop. Most of the time, motive power for the short train ride is 1 of 3 diesels, a Southern FP7 (Green scheme), a GP30 (hi hood, black tuxedo scheme), or a N&W GP9 (red scheme).
Jim
STEAM GENE wrote:
That's too bad. I visited Spencer in the early - mid 1990s. What happened to the 2-8-0? Gene ABV61-1043.001.HCB
Spencer never had the green 2-8-0. I assume you are talking about 722, which was painted green only for excursion service.
She is in Dillsboro, NC being rebuilt for Great Smoky Mountain RR service. Progress has been slow, and reportedly she will return to service eventually as an oil-burning black steam locomotive.
Phil
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