It's interesting that you bring that up. A year or two after you, I visited the
same place and noticed the builder's plate. I tracked down the owner and asked
if he were willing to part with same. I did not have any builder's plates and I
decided I needed to at least ask. He gave me a card with a maybe. I also eyed
the bell, but could not afford what I thought the cost would be. Not to mention
shipping.
I followed up with a letter and an offer. He wrote back and said he got a
ladder and took it down and found it to be a reproduction. I was disappointed
but he also stated that he couldn't in good conscience take my original offer
but would let me have it for some small token. I don't remember what he charged
me. So I accepted and it's hung on my wall in the shop. I have often wondered
what the 28 and 30 meant, and what loco the original came from.
Dale Grice
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "trainboy.geo" <tczephyr@...> wrote:
>
> I recently was looking at some old video I took back in 1991 at the Virginia
> City Nv Museum, lots of V&T RR and Mark Twain stuff. One of the items I
> caught on video was a builders plate from an Q class O5A's. It clearly states
> "28 O5A 30 W. BURLINGTON Aug-1938".
>
> Does anyone know which Northern this came from? Also, next to the builders
> plate is a beautiful large brass engine bell, there was a sign next to the
> bell referring to it as coming off 5632, as I remember?
>
> Now it has been years since I last went into the museum, 19 years to be exact.
>
> Anyone been there in recent years or have any information of this?
>
> Thanks
> Ray Bedard
>
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