Re: NNG Railroaders I miss.

John Cole Wrote:
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> Up at the Calif. state R.R. Museum I once helped
> UP Joe grease the rods and with that manual gun.
> It kept both of us busy.  Never lost a finger though,
> even being a greenhorn.


Great (?) Minds Think Alike, John -

I helped Joe grease the rods of 8444 in Denver after a fan-trip out east to Sterling in 1981.  Strained a muscle, IIRC, which felt like a heart attack and resulted in a hospital visit a day or two later.  Not the best way to spend a couple of days on the second week of one's honeymoon . . .   See [ngdiscussion.net] for photos (of 8444 et al.)

- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender