Re: "What a difference a day makes" . . .

Casey Akin Wrote:
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> Is it the fact that it looks like the engine hit a
> rock or something with the "cow catcher"?
> A serious difference in the angle and height...
>
> Casey
>
> PS Did I win? what do I get? If i get to choose,
> its a cab ride in this beast, or also, any narrow
> gauge locomotive for that matter! I get to pull
> the whistle cord one time . . .


Well, Casey -

You're the first with the correct answer, although I don't remember exactly what happened.  My photo of #610 passing through the yards in Cleburne, Texas the previous afternoon and after arrival on the base later in the evening do not show any damage to her pilot, so apparently a minor collision occurred when the train was being rearranged for the following day's display and tours.  (See [ngdiscussion.net].)

I wish I could offer you a cab ride on #610 - I'd like to have a second one myself - but the Texas State Railroad just isn't an appropriate run for such a marvelous beast and SFAIK the Grand Canyon Railway isn't (yet) interested in leasing her . . .    

- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/20/2017 11:24AM by Russo Loco.