Re: Glad I took the pix when I could
| May 08, 2018 02:30PM |
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John West Wrote:
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> In September 2011 Pete Lerro sponsored a two day
> charter, the highlight was a (small) herd of
> cattle at Osier and we were able to get these
> scenes at the historic stock pens. I'm not sure
> of the details, but apparently safety concerns
> dictate the need for more room between the tracks
> at Osier (which is thoroughly understandable and
> probably long over due), and since the eating
> house is in the way they can't move the mainline
> toward the river. So the only way to do it is to
> move the siding farther into the hillside, and the
> pens are in the way. But I'm just guessing.
> Would be interesting to hear what the plan is.
> Hopefully the fence can be rebuilt a bit farther
> up the hill, so the result will look similar to
> what we have, just with smaller pens. Net net, a
> small price to pay for some needed safety
> improvement. But I'm glad I have pix of the
> original, even if it is a phraud-o-phreight.
At first glance it looks like moving the pens should be "only"
a matter of money, time and manpower.
With the help og Google and Photoshop:
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> In September 2011 Pete Lerro sponsored a two day
> charter, the highlight was a (small) herd of
> cattle at Osier and we were able to get these
> scenes at the historic stock pens. I'm not sure
> of the details, but apparently safety concerns
> dictate the need for more room between the tracks
> at Osier (which is thoroughly understandable and
> probably long over due), and since the eating
> house is in the way they can't move the mainline
> toward the river. So the only way to do it is to
> move the siding farther into the hillside, and the
> pens are in the way. But I'm just guessing.
> Would be interesting to hear what the plan is.
> Hopefully the fence can be rebuilt a bit farther
> up the hill, so the result will look similar to
> what we have, just with smaller pens. Net net, a
> small price to pay for some needed safety
> improvement. But I'm glad I have pix of the
> original, even if it is a phraud-o-phreight.
At first glance it looks like moving the pens should be "only"
a matter of money, time and manpower.With the help og Google and Photoshop:
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