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William Reed

March 14, 2003 06:07PM

I have been posting here for about 2 yrs and have not participated in "pissing contests" and will not start now. Those who have ever read anything I post will agree that I don't find others misfortunes "fun." I visit this site to learn, and hopefully share some of my knowledge of the Narrow Gauge to all those who post and read this site. I found it interesting that in the 60's two badly damaged "Mikes" were put back in service so close to the end. They could have easily been replaced at lesser cost by having two locomotives that were on the dead line in Alamosa overhauled and returned to service. Thank you Mike Trent for pointing out why they were restored. And I think this is when the 497 got the tender from the 490 which she still has today.
William Reed
bigbiggarage@msn.com

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We were lucky they saw service again LINK	William	March 14, 2003 02:11PM
Re: We were lucky they saw service again	Mike	March 14, 2003 02:23PM
498/497	Mike Trent	March 14, 2003 04:40PM
Re: 498/497	Mike	March 14, 2003 07:41PM
Re: We were lucky they saw service again	William Reed	March 14, 2003 06:07PM
Apologies	Mike	March 14, 2003 07:45PM
May, 1960	Mike Trent	March 14, 2003 09:14PM
Re: We were lucky they saw service again LINK	John Kelly (K-36 487)	March 14, 2003 07:14PM
485	Adam Wright	March 14, 2003 08:11PM
Re: 485 LINK	John Kelly (K-36 487)	March 15, 2003 08:35AM
Re: 485	Grant Houston	March 16, 2003 12:56PM
485 parted out	Jeff Johnson	March 16, 2003 08:52PM
Re: 485 parted out	Jeff Johnson	March 16, 2003 08:55PM
Re: 485 parted out	Earl	March 16, 2003 09:22PM

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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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