December 05, 2012 07:47AM
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Russ,
In principle I have no quarrel with your position, but in practice it doesn't work. You were on the Farrail charter, so you know how unsightly the magnets were. If each charter operator pays for painting the locos into
Rio Grande plus painting them back to
Cumbres & Toltec after the charter, it gets to be ridiculous after a couple of charters.
More than likely, the RR will start cutting corners and only slapping a coat of nice glossy black paint over just the
Cumbres & Toltec before putting on the
Rio Grande lettering, leaving a very noticeable shiny patch around the lettering. This will stand out like a sore thumb in glint lighting. Take a look at some of your photos where the end of the
Cumbres & Toltec lettering stuck out past the magnet and got covered with fresh paint.
If I'm going to pay $1,300+ for a four day charter (see the ads for Chama Steam), I want to know that the cab and tender will look like a Rio Grande engine, not an obvious repaint.
Michael Allen
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Rich Murray |
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Russo Loco |
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John Cole |
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Greg Raven |
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nedsn3 |
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trainrider47 |
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Chiloquinruss |
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John Cole |
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waynek |
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Steve Singer |
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Rich Murray |
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Russo Loco |
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nedsn3 |
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Russo Loco |
November 28, 2012 02:40PM |
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Randall Hess |
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Jeff Ramsey |
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Dick Cowles |
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Jeff Ramsey |
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Greg Scholl |
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Dick Cowles |
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Greg Scholl |
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Dick Cowles |
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Greg Scholl |
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Dick Cowles |
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Greg Scholl |
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Russo Loco |
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Greg Scholl |
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Rich Muth |
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Greg Scholl |
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Randall Hess |
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Steve Singer |
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Rich Murray |
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Greg Scholl |
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Steve Forney |
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Gavin Hamilton |
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Randall Hess |
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Greg Scholl |
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Dirk Ramsey |
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Russo Loco |
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Rich Muth |
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Russo Loco |
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trainrider47 |
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Greg Scholl |
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Rich Murray |
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trainrider47 |
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Rich Murray |
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trainrider47 |
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Randall Hess |
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mikerowe |
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Greg Scholl |
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Steve Forney |
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Chiloquinruss |
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mikerowe |
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Rich Murray |
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Greg Scholl |
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Steve Forney |
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Greg Scholl |
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Steve Forney |
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Greg Scholl |
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Russo Loco |
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Russo Loco |
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trainrider47 |
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Rich Murray |
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Greg Scholl |
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Steve Forney |
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Greg Scholl |
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Rich Murray |
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trainrider47 |
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Rich Murray |
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trainrider47 |
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Rich Murray |
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trainrider47 |
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Rich Murray |
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Russo Loco |
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trainrider47 |
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Russo Loco |
December 05, 2012 10:36PM |
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Greg Scholl |
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trainrider47 |
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Randall Hess |
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Randall Hess |
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Russo Loco |
December 07, 2012 11:12AM |
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Dick Cowles |
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