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SMITTY

December 14, 2010 08:41AM

Registered: 16 years ago
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I think what Stephen is saying they bent the rod on purpose to keep the locomotive from rolling.

SMITTY GOIN' LOCO
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Last run July 24, 1992

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Rio Grande 223	Stephen M Smith	December 13, 2010 07:37PM
Re: Rio Grande 223	Will Gant	December 13, 2010 09:35PM
Re: Rio Grande 223	Samart	December 13, 2010 10:02PM
Re: Rio Grande 223	Kelly Anderson	December 14, 2010 06:18AM
Re: Rio Grande 223	South Park	December 14, 2010 06:26AM
Re: Rio Grande 223	Kelly Anderson	December 14, 2010 08:40AM
Re: Rio Grande 223	Adam Wright	December 18, 2010 10:50PM
Re: Rio Grande 223	Kelly Anderson	December 20, 2010 08:39AM
Re: Rio Grande 223	Rich Johnson	December 14, 2010 07:47AM
Re: Rio Grande 223	Tomstp	December 14, 2010 08:39AM
Re: Rio Grande 223	hank	December 14, 2010 12:23PM
Re: Rio Grande 223	GeorgeGaskill	December 15, 2010 12:23PM
Re: Rio Grande 223	SMITTY	December 14, 2010 08:41AM
Re: Rio Grande 223	D&RGW 223	December 14, 2010 12:02PM
Re: Rio Grande 223	Rich Johnson	December 14, 2010 08:08PM
Re: Rio Grande 223	South Park	December 15, 2010 03:56AM
Re: Rio Grande 223	D&RGW 223	December 15, 2010 10:55AM
Re: Rio Grande 223	Stephen M Smith	December 15, 2010 06:47PM
Re: Rio Grande 223	jhp43hot	December 15, 2010 12:06PM
Re: Rio Grande 223	KoloradoKid	December 18, 2010 11:07PM

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