Re: 493 at Perry's pond in J. Finnell painting . . . 
| November 25, 2019 12:28PM |
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Olaf Rasmussen Wrote:
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> . . . I am toying with the idea of doing a photo
> story on the 52nd Anniversary, December 5 & 6,
> of that run if there is still interest in happenings
> from those last years
Greg Scholl Wrote:
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> . . . Am interested in seeing the last series of
> freights of 1967, the sixth to last freight run on
> the railroad!!!!!
I'll second Greg's motion, Olaf - PLEASE do the photo story!
I'd love to see it, as I was lucky to be there in 1967 as well, but only for the August 28 & 29 runs over Cumbres — the trains with an extra caboose to accommodate John Gruber of Trains Magazine. (My scratchy moldy-oldie photos from those two days can be found at [ngdiscussion.net], [ngdiscussion.net] and [ngdiscussion.net].)
BTW, Finnell's painting is so similar to the photo that it almost looks like the artist tinted – or maybe painted over – a large print.
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/25/2019 12:31PM by Russo Loco.
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> . . . I am toying with the idea of doing a photo
> story on the 52nd Anniversary, December 5 & 6,
> of that run if there is still interest in happenings
> from those last years
Greg Scholl Wrote:
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> . . . Am interested in seeing the last series of
> freights of 1967, the sixth to last freight run on
> the railroad!!!!!
I'll second Greg's motion, Olaf - PLEASE do the photo story!
I'd love to see it, as I was lucky to be there in 1967 as well, but only for the August 28 & 29 runs over Cumbres — the trains with an extra caboose to accommodate John Gruber of Trains Magazine. (My scratchy moldy-oldie photos from those two days can be found at [ngdiscussion.net], [ngdiscussion.net] and [ngdiscussion.net].)
BTW, Finnell's painting is so similar to the photo that it almost looks like the artist tinted – or maybe painted over – a large print.
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/25/2019 12:31PM 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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