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Union Pacific Locomotive #119 and Central Pacific Locomotive #60 ...

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GOLDEN SPIKE H. H. S«<br />

t&ea built abroad, in Japan, India, or possibly West Germany *<br />

for instance, #here steam locomotives are still being pyogiiced* Aa<br />

operating locomotive would be very costly.<br />

A fairly reliable estisats of cost for an operating locomotive<br />

like Jupiter or'<strong>Union</strong> <strong>Pacific</strong> <strong>#119</strong> "^as supplied lay the Onion <strong>Pacific</strong><br />

Railroad to representative King ia a letter from President Sdd H»<br />

, dated Septeraber 20, 1965. 33ae coat was given as about /<br />

, , Iii ay discussion ^±th Mr. £d Sfcafer of the <strong>Union</strong> <strong>Pacific</strong><br />

Railroad Company, be confirmed that tnis estimate vas made by the<br />

raotive power division of the Company at President Bailey's request,<br />

<strong>and</strong> that ha would consider it as reliable as one could obtain today 69<br />

The second type of replica would be a shell without interior<br />

working parts. Ki«re caa be many types of shell replicas of the<br />

two locomotives with the cost varying according to type* Essentiallys<br />

the cost of a shell will depend on materials -used, concern for<br />

ic ajjpeorauce, <strong>and</strong> on whether the wheels will turn on the<br />

<strong>and</strong> the loeosiatives are capable of moving on rails vita power<br />

supplied externally.<br />

estiiE&tes of cost of building replicas ss gives la t&e<br />

Congressional Hearings l>y the National i^rk Service was $100,000<br />

69* U*., Bdd R. Bailey, President, S&ion <strong>Pacific</strong> Eailroad<br />

to Se^rasewtative David S. Stag,.September 20, 19&5» Conversation,<br />

Hoy 3, Applewas w±13ii Sd- C. Shafer, Director of Public Halations, Xk&aa<br />

<strong>Pacific</strong> Sailxoad Comgai^, Cteaha, Jfey.^ 13><br />

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