Re: SP 18 Tender for D&S Cab-Forward . . . 
| October 29, 2018 01:30PM |
Johnson Barr Wrote:
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> Earl Wrote:
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> > I see nobody has pointed out a significant
> > revolution in Jerry's second photo of 18's
> > tank against the nose of a K-28.
> >
> > When will the D&S field its first Cab Forward?
>
>
> Probably not for a long, long time Earl –
>
> If ever. Have you forgotten, "Necessity is the Mother of Invention"? There are no long
> tunnels or snow sheds between Durango and Silverton.
>
> p.s. Do you remember who the Father of
> Invention is? (And I mean 'inventions' in
> the mechanical sense, not just 'tall tales'.)
Rube Goldberg
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> Earl Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I see nobody has pointed out a significant
> > revolution in Jerry's second photo of 18's
> > tank against the nose of a K-28.
> >
> > When will the D&S field its first Cab Forward?
>
>
> Probably not for a long, long time Earl –
>
> If ever. Have you forgotten, "Necessity is the Mother of Invention"? There are no long
> tunnels or snow sheds between Durango and Silverton.
>
> p.s. Do you remember who the Father of
> Invention is? (And I mean 'inventions' in
> the mechanical sense, not just 'tall tales'.)
Rube Goldberg
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