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Russo Loco

September 30, 2018 04:03PM

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So the flats in JBWX' famous Deer John photo of the tractors headed to Durango (see link in my previous post) were probably two of those 6500's that were equipped with cans of chains for tie-downs. Interesting how one little detail can explain another . . .

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6500 series flats...	DakotaRed	September 20, 2018 08:42PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	drgwk37	September 22, 2018 10:07PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	DakotaRed	September 24, 2018 06:36AM
Re: 6500 series flats...	guymonmd	September 24, 2018 12:54PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	DakotaRed	September 24, 2018 12:59PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	guymonmd	September 24, 2018 01:59PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	DakotaRed	September 25, 2018 09:07AM
Thread derail: D&RGW flatcar #6204	DakotaRed	September 25, 2018 09:41AM
Re: Thread derail: D&RGW flatcar #6204	guymonmd	September 25, 2018 12:47PM
Re: Thread derail: D&RGW flatcar #6204	drgwk37	September 25, 2018 04:04PM
Re: Thread derail: D&RGW flatcar #6204	Marowicz	September 25, 2018 05:02PM
Re: Thread derail: D&RGW flatcar #6204	drgwk37	September 25, 2018 06:22PM
Re: Thread derail: D&RGW flatcar #6204	Rob483	May 15, 2020 07:07PM
Re: Thread derail: D&RGW flatcar #6204	Joe Weigman	May 15, 2020 08:02PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	Jerry474	September 25, 2018 11:54AM
Re: 6500 series flats...	drgwk37	September 25, 2018 04:09PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	Jerry474	September 25, 2018 12:59PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	DakotaRed	September 27, 2018 02:27PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	Jerry474	September 27, 2018 03:15PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	David J Price	May 15, 2020 07:02PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	davegrandt	May 15, 2020 09:35PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	Bob Meckley	May 16, 2020 06:52AM
Re: 6500 series flats...	davegrandt	May 16, 2020 12:10PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	davegrandt	May 15, 2020 09:40PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	David J Price	May 16, 2020 07:13PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	Andrew Roth	May 15, 2020 10:13PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	David J Price	May 16, 2020 07:11PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	Jerry474	May 16, 2020 06:03PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	David J Price	May 16, 2020 07:37PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	Bill Pratt	September 25, 2018 04:46PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	drgwk37	September 25, 2018 06:23PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	DakotaRed	September 25, 2018 10:54PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	bonefish	September 26, 2018 07:49AM
Re: 6500 series flats...	DakotaRed	September 26, 2018 09:29AM
Re: 6500 series flats...	Wayne Hoskin	September 26, 2018 06:58PM
Re: 6500 series flats - and a friend . . .	Russo Loco	September 26, 2018 02:47PM
Re: 6500 series flats - and a friend . . .	John West	September 28, 2018 10:01AM
Re: The friend of the flats . . .	Russo Loco	September 29, 2018 11:37AM
Re: 6500 series flats...	drgwk37	September 28, 2018 01:58PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	narrowgauge	September 30, 2018 12:50PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	ROW Explorer	September 30, 2018 02:01PM
Re: flats w/ tractors . . . and cans of chain?	Russo Loco	September 30, 2018 04:03PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	drgwk37	September 28, 2018 01:59PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	Jerry474	September 27, 2018 05:57PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	Brian Norden	September 27, 2018 10:45PM
Re: 6500 series flats...	Jerry474	September 28, 2018 09:09AM

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