Rick Steele Wrote:
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> Yes John, I remember your first day...
>
> What you forgot to mention is that before the 40
> arrived, we used to take 44 down to Clear Creek,
> drop a hose in and fill it up from there using
> that same gasoline pump. We used to carry it on
> the back of the tender. we had a home made screen
> over the water end to keep sediment to a minimum.
> We had constructed a small "pool" out of rocks
> there creekside so we had someplace to put the
> hose when we needed to water the tender. Never any
> worry about fish. The arsenic and other chemicals
> from the mine tailings had killed any fry way
> upstream. Passengers would still drink out of it
> at the photo stops...
>
> Yup, we were all young, invincible, 6 ft. tall and
> bulletproof....
>
> But what a great memories.
>
> Rick
We carried the second one on the tender after the first one was stolen by a semi driver. There used to be a wide spot on the shoulder of I-70 and the theory is he stopped to watch the train and saw an opportunity. No one got the name of the truck line. We used the depot hose every trip after that and just squeaked through the day. JP