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Fred

December 31, 2001 09:37PM

Ron,
473 was bringing a train back to Durango hit a sun kink in the rail and went into the river, Ithink it was early 50's when it came back from repairs it was in black again. I think it was painted in the bumble bee paint scheme just for the Silverton train.
Fred

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Subject	Author	Posted
473 Wreck!?	RonRit	December 31, 2001 09:01PM
Re: 473 Wreck!?	Fred	December 31, 2001 09:37PM
473's Bumblebee Paint	Mike Trent	December 31, 2001 09:46PM
Re: 473's Bumblebee Paint	freddyb	January 04, 2002 08:16PM
Re: 473's Bumblebee Paint	Jeff Johnson	January 05, 2002 12:38AM
another page for the "novel"	Earl	January 05, 2002 08:02AM
Re: another page for the "novel"	Herb Kelsey	January 05, 2002 12:27PM
Re: Bumble Bee, Leave Engines Black	PRR	January 07, 2002 08:58AM
Re: 473's Bumblebee Paint PIC	Mike Ramsey	January 05, 2002 03:08PM

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