Re: Who Am I
| February 05, 2013 06:52AM |
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davidtltc Wrote:
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> Sure, that is correct. I always thought that a
> 4-8-4 was called a Northern not a Mikado.
>
> Incidently, 484 was the first steam engine that I
> rode behind back in 1992 and she caught me hook,
> line and sinker. Sure love the Narrow Gauge.
>
> Off a little, 844 could really confuse you if you
> let it. Especially when it is a Northern. They
> really need to fix these numbers.
A person
> could dizzy keeping track of all these numbers
> going by.
Ed Dickens, 844's master, got his first cab ride in 484 (I gave it to him).
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> Sure, that is correct. I always thought that a
> 4-8-4 was called a Northern not a Mikado.
>
> Incidently, 484 was the first steam engine that I
> rode behind back in 1992 and she caught me hook,
> line and sinker. Sure love the Narrow Gauge.
>
> Off a little, 844 could really confuse you if you
> let it. Especially when it is a Northern. They
> really need to fix these numbers.
A person> could dizzy keeping track of all these numbers
> going by.
Ed Dickens, 844's master, got his first cab ride in 484 (I gave it to him).
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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