A fun day on the PCRR! 
Sunday should be even better!!
| December 08, 2007 09:16PM |
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Thank You Brad & Patti LaRose, Karl Hovinitz, Jeff Badger, Ed Kelly and Karell Reader for
a fun day of train riding and photography. And of course a warm Merry Christmas and
Thank You to Mr. Rob Rossi for his generosity in sharing the finest "back yard railroad"
west of Orbisonia - or probably west of the Danube.
It was especially great to finally meet Jeff, Karrell and Ed face-to-face; they have been putting up with my smart-ass comments and warped Weird-Al-Wannabe lyrics for more than two years, and it's good to know they are every bit as warm and likable in person as they are on the NGDF.
Special thanks also to Brad, whose hospitality in treating me to a warm-up cab ride on my arrival, and again just before departure, saved my schnoz and fingers from probable frostbite on a rather blustery day.* The sun finally showed itself late in the afternoon, and all signs are that tomorrow will be one of those special sunny Southern California / Central Coast bright December days.
If anyone reading this lives within a couple of hours of Santa Margarita - about 15 minutes north of San Luis Obispo - don't miss the second day of the Christmas Festival on the Pacific Coast Railroad at Santa Margarita Ranch tomorrow - Sunday, December 9th, 10am-4pm. A $5.00 donation per vehicle is requested to partially offset the costs of the festival, but once there you can ride the trains all day for free. See [pcrailroad.blogspot.com] for general information, and [pcrailroad.blogspot.com] for details.
- Russ
* There were at least two Santa Clauses (Clausex or Clausi?), but - in spite of the blustery weather - no sign of either Winnie-the-Pooh or Tigger.
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Intern Ed Kelly, under the watchful eye of master surgeon Phil Reader, performs some emergency angioplasty on #3's flues. Prior to this - without Stacy being there to help - Karl had been having a tough time keeping Jeff's fire hot and his pressure up ... (See photos at bottom of [ngdiscussion.net].)
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a fun day of train riding and photography. And of course a warm Merry Christmas and
Thank You to Mr. Rob Rossi for his generosity in sharing the finest "back yard railroad"
west of Orbisonia - or probably west of the Danube.
It was especially great to finally meet Jeff, Karrell and Ed face-to-face; they have been putting up with my smart-ass comments and warped Weird-Al-Wannabe lyrics for more than two years, and it's good to know they are every bit as warm and likable in person as they are on the NGDF.
Special thanks also to Brad, whose hospitality in treating me to a warm-up cab ride on my arrival, and again just before departure, saved my schnoz and fingers from probable frostbite on a rather blustery day.* The sun finally showed itself late in the afternoon, and all signs are that tomorrow will be one of those special sunny Southern California / Central Coast bright December days.
If anyone reading this lives within a couple of hours of Santa Margarita - about 15 minutes north of San Luis Obispo - don't miss the second day of the Christmas Festival on the Pacific Coast Railroad at Santa Margarita Ranch tomorrow - Sunday, December 9th, 10am-4pm. A $5.00 donation per vehicle is requested to partially offset the costs of the festival, but once there you can ride the trains all day for free. See [pcrailroad.blogspot.com] for general information, and [pcrailroad.blogspot.com] for details.
- Russ
* There were at least two Santa Clauses (Clausex or Clausi?), but - in spite of the blustery weather - no sign of either Winnie-the-Pooh or Tigger.
*****
Intern Ed Kelly, under the watchful eye of master surgeon Phil Reader, performs some emergency angioplasty on #3's flues. Prior to this - without Stacy being there to help - Karl had been having a tough time keeping Jeff's fire hot and his pressure up ... (See photos at bottom of [ngdiscussion.net].)
Edited 7 time(s). Last edit at 03/21/2015 01:53PM by Russo Loco.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
The NGDF was started by Don Richter and is currently operated in his memory by Nathan Holmes and others. Others who have contributed to the upkeep of this board are (in no particular order): Charles McCandless, Everett Lueck, Ted Wilton, Cole Adams, James Bane, John Moellmer, Jon Bentz, Linn Moedinger, lloyd lehrer, Rod Jensen, John Craft, Steven Forney, Herb Kelsey, Bill Ramaley, Russ Sperry (El Russo Loco), Josh McNeal, John West, Jim Armstrong, Bob Bergstrom, Greg Scholl, Blake Forbes Doug van Veelen and Mark Fuller.