Re: NNG Memories of the Texas State Railroad . . . 
| September 10, 2017 07:52PM |
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Tomstp Wrote:
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> Some time ago it had two steam trains a day
> running. One from Palestine and one from Rusk.
Earl Wrote:
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> We did that for the 2013 season, running 316 from
> Palestine and 300 (aka 28) from Rusk.
I remember a particularly enjoyable couple of days in early March of 2013 -
Both o' them thar Akin boys wuz there, along with Everett Lueck, Jason Rose, Ed Stabler an' several other of us narry-gauge fellers.
What a GREAT weekend that included a superb dinner at Earl's place on Saturday and a concert by Ed 'n' Earl afterward:
Them wuz Good Times!!
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/10/2017 08:40PM by Russo Loco.
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> Some time ago it had two steam trains a day
> running. One from Palestine and one from Rusk.
Earl Wrote:
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> We did that for the 2013 season, running 316 from
> Palestine and 300 (aka 28) from Rusk.
I remember a particularly enjoyable couple of days in early March of 2013 -
Both o' them thar Akin boys wuz there, along with Everett Lueck, Jason Rose, Ed Stabler an' several other of us narry-gauge fellers.
What a GREAT weekend that included a superb dinner at Earl's place on Saturday and a concert by Ed 'n' Earl afterward:
Them wuz Good Times!!
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/10/2017 08:40PM by Russo Loco.
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