Re: 489 at Monarch - and Mears Junction - May, 1950 . . .
| November 12, 2017 11:05AM |
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That looks like the Rocky Club excursion of 05/21/50 -
For which #489's jacket was painted DARK Olive ('Moffat') Green. Here's the same train returning from Villa Grove later in the day:
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
For which #489's jacket was painted DARK Olive ('Moffat') Green. Here's the same train returning from Villa Grove later in the day:
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
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Russo Loco | November 12, 2017 11:05AM |
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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