Re: Prototype Railroading ala Russo Loco
| November 19, 2013 12:05PM |
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nickgully Wrote:
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> If that engine rolled into Burnham shop
> in Denver I'm sure it would give the pipe-
> fitters a heart attack!
Ah, that's nothin' compared to ex-T&P #610! She had so many pipes running everywhere that I couldn't tell if her jacket was light Russia, black, or - heaven forbid - green:
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/19/2013 11:38PM by Russo Loco.
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> If that engine rolled into Burnham shop
> in Denver I'm sure it would give the pipe-
> fitters a heart attack!
Ah, that's nothin' compared to ex-T&P #610! She had so many pipes running everywhere that I couldn't tell if her jacket was light Russia, black, or - heaven forbid - green:
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/19/2013 11:38PM by Russo Loco.
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