Re: NSRM (Boulder City) to expand visitors center 
| August 26, 2016 11:44PM |
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Brian Norden Wrote:
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> . . . Dan and the Museum currently have a
> few hundred feet of track for the Eureka to
> steam back and forth during events such as
> the Christmas event he hopes to have the
> boiler work done before . . .
That looks IMPRESSIVE, Brian!
And speaking of Christmas events before which boiler work must be completed, I lucked out a couple of years ago (actually,
almost SIX years, but it feels like two), and was able to spend a day with the Markoffs back in mid-December of 2009:
For the rest of the story, and more photos - LOTS more photos - see the thread starting with [ngdiscussion.net].
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/26/2016 11:50PM by Russo Loco.
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> . . . Dan and the Museum currently have a
> few hundred feet of track for the Eureka to
> steam back and forth during events such as
> the Christmas event he hopes to have the
> boiler work done before . . .
That looks IMPRESSIVE, Brian!
And speaking of Christmas events before which boiler work must be completed, I lucked out a couple of years ago (actually,
almost SIX years, but it feels like two), and was able to spend a day with the Markoffs back in mid-December of 2009:
For the rest of the story, and more photos - LOTS more photos - see the thread starting with [ngdiscussion.net].
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/26/2016 11:50PM by Russo Loco.
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