Re: 
Running GB&L No. 40, light service 
| December 29, 2012 12:54PM |
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Nice dreams .... I'll back you up if we convert them back to coal! .... Oh, and remember how much fun they are to run in the winter with those tropical cabs? My pal Bryan (White Pass Engineer) would be glad to tell you how that went over up in Alaska. They were bad enough at Silver Plume backing down the hill and scooping loads of snow off the trees with the cab roof and depositing it on the poor shivering crew!
So, convert to coal and change the cabs, and I'd be happy to run #40 again in the wintertime!
Skip Luke
Switchman (ret): Grand Canyon Railway;
Engineer (ret): Georgetown Loop RR Inc., Sumpter Valley Ry., Monticello & Sangamon Valley;
Dispatcher(ret): Illinois Central, White Pass & Yukon, Burlington Northern Ry.
Mariner, Musician, Miner
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/29/2012 12:56PM by Skip.
So, convert to coal and change the cabs, and I'd be happy to run #40 again in the wintertime!
Skip Luke
Switchman (ret): Grand Canyon Railway;
Engineer (ret): Georgetown Loop RR Inc., Sumpter Valley Ry., Monticello & Sangamon Valley;
Dispatcher(ret): Illinois Central, White Pass & Yukon, Burlington Northern Ry.
Mariner, Musician, Miner
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/29/2012 12:56PM by Skip.
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