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m.j.peltier

February 14, 2014 09:26PM

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You're more than welcome. I'm happy to share this with folks who have an interest in the railraods that were involved. Feel free to add this to your history of SVRy 19.

They had similar problems in the winter of 43-44, with a differnt commander. I will try to remember next year and post that adventure too.

When it was all said and done, if they had waited till the storm was over before mobilizing the roataries like the old hands at the WP&YR did, it wouldn't have been such an adventure, and the line would have been clear just as soon.

Any abuse of equipment wasn't wilful negligence as much as it was an attitude of "keep the trains running regardless of the cost, we have a war to win". It's easy to judge in hindsight.

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WP&YR in WW2 - Steel and Steam at 30 below - 02/43	m.j.peltier	February 05, 2014 01:09PM
Re: WP&YR 02/06/1943	m.j.peltier	February 06, 2014 01:05AM
Re: WP&YR 02/06/1943	Tom Peterman	February 06, 2014 08:22AM
Re: WP&YR 02/07/1943	m.j.peltier	February 07, 2014 04:47AM
Re: WP&YR 02/08/1943	m.j.peltier	February 08, 2014 01:00PM
Re: WP&YR 02/09/1943	m.j.peltier	February 09, 2014 02:21PM
Re: WP&YR 02/09/1943	Eugene Blabey	February 09, 2014 04:37PM
Re: WP&YR 02/09/1943	Sawyer463	February 12, 2014 10:12PM
Re: WP&YR 02/09/1943	m.j.peltier	February 13, 2014 12:26AM
Re: WP&YR 02/09/1943	Sawyer463	February 13, 2014 09:14AM
Re: WP&YR 02/09/1943	bcp	February 13, 2014 10:44AM
Re: WP&YR 02/09/1943	Sawyer463	February 13, 2014 11:13AM
Re: WP&YR 02/09/1943	Taylor Rush	February 13, 2014 11:57AM
Re: WP&YR 02/09/1943	Bulby	February 13, 2014 12:07PM
Re: WP&YR 02/09/1943	Sawyer463	February 13, 2014 05:40PM
Re: WP&YR 02/09/1943	Earl	February 13, 2014 12:53PM
Re: WP&YR 02/09/1943	Everett Lueck	February 13, 2014 03:28PM
Re: USA 252 [D&RGW 472]	m.j.peltier	February 13, 2014 03:41PM
Re: WP&YR 02/09/1943	m.j.peltier	February 09, 2014 10:54PM
Re: WP&YR 02/09/1943	El Nehi	February 12, 2014 07:25AM
Re: WP&YR 02/09/1943	m.j.peltier	February 12, 2014 01:53PM
Re: WP&YR 02/10/1943	m.j.peltier	February 09, 2014 10:58PM
Re: WP&YR 02/11/1943	m.j.peltier	February 10, 2014 09:46PM
Re: WP&YR 02/11/1943	Chris Walker	February 10, 2014 11:24PM
Re: WP&YR 02/12/1943	m.j.peltier	February 11, 2014 11:20PM
Re: WP&YR 02/12/1943	Dirk Ramsey	February 11, 2014 11:30PM
Re: WP&YR 02/13/1943	m.j.peltier	February 12, 2014 09:40PM
Re: WP&YR 02/13/1943 - Books on the WP&YR	BrianJ	February 13, 2014 06:28AM
Re: WP&YR 02/13/1943 - Books on the WP&YR	CharlieMcCandless	February 13, 2014 06:35AM
Re: WP&YR 02/13/1943 - Books on the WP&YR	m.j.peltier	February 13, 2014 03:29PM
Re: WP&YR 02/13/1943	eric	February 13, 2014 07:07AM
Re: WP&YR 02/13/1943	Sawyer463	February 13, 2014 09:16AM
Re: WP&YR 02/13/1943	Jerry Huck	February 13, 2014 10:34AM
Re: WP&YR 02/13/1943	Taylor Rush	February 13, 2014 11:56AM
Re: WP&YR 02/13/1943	J.B.Bane	February 13, 2014 12:28PM
Re: WP&YR 02/13/1943	Taylor Rush	February 13, 2014 12:42PM
Re: WP&YR 02/13/1943	m.j.peltier	February 13, 2014 03:24PM
Re: WP&YR 02/14/43	m.j.peltier	February 13, 2014 09:40PM
Re: WP&YR WP&YR 02/15/43	m.j.peltier	February 14, 2014 08:00PM
Re: WP&YR WP&YR 02/15/43	J.B.Bane	February 14, 2014 09:00PM
Re: WP&YR WP&YR 02/15/43	m.j.peltier	February 14, 2014 09:26PM
Re: WP&YR WP&YR 02/15/43	J.B.Bane	February 14, 2014 10:45PM
Roster Prior to 1942	John C	May 18, 2016 02:57PM
Re: Roster Prior to 1942	bcp	May 18, 2016 03:18PM
Re: WP&YR in WW2 - Steel and Steam at 30 below - 02/43	John C	May 18, 2016 03:29PM
Re: WP&YR in WW2 - Steel and Steam at 30 below - 02/43	bcp	May 18, 2016 05:25PM

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