Re: RGS 20 more photos

Linn W. Moedinger Wrote:
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> To me a cold steam locomotive is not unlike a
> corpse so I tend to prefer seeing live steam
> engines. Today I was sitting in the barrel while
> Brendan finished welding a straightening brace. I
> thought of my dad's photo of #20 that was on the
> cover of Trains magazine in 1941. I felt very
> privileged to be surrounded by the same steel that
> steamed past him when he snapped that picture.
> Despite the fact that some of us maybe get a bit
> too sentimental after being around these beasts
> for so long, I will say that there was no question
> in my mind that this is #20 and we were going to
> bring her back to life. It is a good feeling and
> goes a long way to mitigating the burns, cuts, and
> bruises accumulated during a rebuild such as this.
> For what it's worth.

Amen to that, brother. Amen

Thanks again for the photos.

Todd