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Ed Stabler

March 04, 2009 09:08PM

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You're right there, Charlie. I remember hearing trains working up the grade northbound out of Colorado Springs in the 40s and 50s. Often, there'd be helpers on the heavier trains, and rarely a three-engine stock train. What a sound on a rainy fall night! -- Ed

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Alamosa March 4, 1939	Jimmy Blouch	March 04, 2009 05:35PM
Re: Alamosa March 4, 1939	CharlieMcCandless	March 04, 2009 09:00PM
Re: Alamosa March 4, 1939	Ed Stabler	March 04, 2009 09:08PM

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