Re: Tanks Crossing the Creek at Cresco (pic)

Clyde Putman Wrote {approximately}:
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> Notice FOUR (4, count 'em, 4!) tank cars!  Last year
> we had three, thanks to Friends volunteers as well
> as to the RR who made the heavy lifting possible,
> we see four in operation, and there are two more
> that are roadable ...  {A} Great example of cooper-
> ation between the Friends and the RR.


Spot On, Clyde -

Here's what 3¼ of the operational tanks looked like on Monday morning:


We owe a big THANK YOU to The Friends for making this week's charters possible!    

It's been 75 years since the first application of the GRAMPS logo to some of the frameless cars leased from UTLX by Mr. Hughes.   Since we missed this Diamond (75th) Anniversary - a good excuse for a special Cumbres turn - is there a possibility of adding two GRAMPS cars to the fleet in time to celebrate the Osmium (76th) Anniversary as part of John Bush's proposed Narrow Gauge Railroaders' Reunion next August?

- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender