Hello and thank you to the many members who responded to my question about a 283 ever being made in cast metal. Right before the engine shipped to my home the seller said it was indeed plastic which ended the mystery. Unfortunately, I'm in the process of returning the engine to the ebay seller. It turns out the engine was held together in the front by just the smoke stack (smoke fuild) tube. The engine was missing both front screws and the holes for the missing screws where stripped out and half chipped off. I've seen this problem before with 283s (stripped front screw holes) but this was really bad. As I told the seller it looked like this engine had been around the block a few times. The coupler was also broken. I ate the cost of shipping both ways but at least I'll get back my purchase price.
However I wish to express my thanks to all you good folks who took the time to answer my original question. It shows to the character of the members here. First rate!!! Thank you again and happy railroading! Rob S-Trains list sponsor: http://www.americanflyertrains.com All the Flyer you desire...books and accessories too! To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send a note to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
