Re: That mistakable hat . . .
| January 05, 2019 12:36PM |
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Blame it on the hat, Hans -
That's Jeff Stebbins in the cab of #487, not Earl Knoob.
But not to worry — Jeff is also a great guy, with whom we fans of the C&TS have had many happy times in recent years. One of the original volunteers who worked alongside his close friend Ernie Robart in helping to resuscitate the railroad during the summer and fall of 1970, he was our engineer both for the "Springtime in the Rockies" charter with green-jacketed #489 in May of 2010:
. . . and for the 40th B.D. celebration in late August that year with #487 disguised as the "Scarlet Harlot", #483:
- Roosso
p.s. Even yores trooly has been known to don a Bowler (or Derby) when the occasion calls for it — such as when helping to run a nineteenth-century 0-4-0:
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/05/2019 02:46PM by Russo Loco.
That's Jeff Stebbins in the cab of #487, not Earl Knoob.
But not to worry — Jeff is also a great guy, with whom we fans of the C&TS have had many happy times in recent years. One of the original volunteers who worked alongside his close friend Ernie Robart in helping to resuscitate the railroad during the summer and fall of 1970, he was our engineer both for the "Springtime in the Rockies" charter with green-jacketed #489 in May of 2010:
. . . and for the 40th B.D. celebration in late August that year with #487 disguised as the "Scarlet Harlot", #483:
- Roosso
p.s. Even yores trooly has been known to don a Bowler (or Derby) when the occasion calls for it — such as when helping to run a nineteenth-century 0-4-0:
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/05/2019 02:46PM by Russo Loco.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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