Re: "Foaming" 0503 & 04343 - and #493, #497 & #498 . . . 
| January 07, 2018 01:44PM |
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John West Wrote:
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> O503 with the 04343 on the rear with the
> markers. My pix do not show 04343 clearly,
> but what I can read matches 04343 and it
> has the Denver and Rio Grande Western
> on the letter board. So I am fairly certain.
drgwk37 Wrote:
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> Also looks like 497 as the helper. She was
> overhauled not too long before your photo.
> Love the photo and the dark sky really adds
> to the shot.
Right, William -
It was definitely #497 at the rear with the two cabeese – see the second set of photos on [ngdiscussion.net].
- Roosso
p.s. I'm amazed that JBWX managed to avoidbumping stumbling into me that day, but IIRC we didn't really get acquainted until after Tom Gildersleeve arranged for some of John's photos to be used in the "Help Save #483" screensaver circa 2005.
pps. Note how devilishly far the subject has been switched (derailed?) from the Red Devil Coal Loader AFE Info that started the thread, but also note how – in nearly all cases – the subject line followed the meandering train of thought . . .
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 01/08/2018 11:32AM by Russo Loco.
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> O503 with the 04343 on the rear with the
> markers. My pix do not show 04343 clearly,
> but what I can read matches 04343 and it
> has the Denver and Rio Grande Western
> on the letter board. So I am fairly certain.
drgwk37 Wrote:
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> Also looks like 497 as the helper. She was
> overhauled not too long before your photo.
> Love the photo and the dark sky really adds
> to the shot.
Right, William -
It was definitely #497 at the rear with the two cabeese – see the second set of photos on [ngdiscussion.net].
- Roosso
p.s. I'm amazed that JBWX managed to avoid
pps. Note how devilishly far the subject has been switched (derailed?) from the Red Devil Coal Loader AFE Info that started the thread, but also note how – in nearly all cases – the subject line followed the meandering train of thought . . .
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 01/08/2018 11:32AM by Russo Loco.
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