Re: This week at Knotts!

Jeff Taylor Wrote:
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> Well this week at knotts its actually getting cold
> in the mornings. And for me(lately) that makes me
> want to get to work sooner to fire off the locos
> and warm up a bit. I know what your thinking COLD
> in SOCAL! Well for a 150lbs kid born and raised
> here it gets cold.
>
> Any way enough about me. The other great thing
> about it being cold is that when the train moves
> for the first time in the morning the steam rises
> out of the stack and lingers in the cold air. It
> looks really cool.Ill have to try and get some
> pics of that.
>
> Well Christmas is coming and the park shows it
> with holiday decorations all over, even on the
> locos. Steam is also running now through the end
> of the year. So thats great.
>
> Oh and 340 is out!
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> After a long stay in the roundhouse for some time
> consuming repairs 340 returns to the not so high
> iron. She also has the single chime whistle (back
> form its trip to Colorado) temporarily because her
> 5 chime got stuck half open. This may only be on
> for another week or so, as we have fixed the 5
> chime.
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> 340in the depot at 6:44am this morning.
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How cold was it?? I have to fire a steam locomotive tomorrow and its going to be about 34 degrees in the morning...wish i had a tight little cab! The one ill be in the boiler barley comes inside! Great photo's always been a fan of the Knott's C-19's I remember riding behind them when i was a kid....but i think the paint was a little bit different then.