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Russo Loco

June 16, 2016 12:28PM

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Mark Huber Wrote:
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> The only thing on 491 that is from 1902 is
> the tender, and the 1st course of the boiler.
>
> She got a new 2nd course, dome, external
> and internal firebox in 1948.
>
> It's 491's 88th birthday, not 1126/1026's.

But . . . but . . . Mark -

Yesterday and today are as close to the middle of June as you can get.
How come the builder's plate in Dick Bell's photo on [ngdiscussion.net] (below) clearly says "August"???

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

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491's 88th birthday today	Dick Bell	June 15, 2016 03:10PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	jalbers	June 15, 2016 03:21PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	Dick Bell	June 15, 2016 03:40PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	Russo Loco	June 15, 2016 07:45PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	Samart	June 15, 2016 09:27PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	Samart	June 16, 2016 10:28AM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	guymonmd	June 15, 2016 03:44PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	Chris Walker	June 15, 2016 04:13PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	guymonmd	June 16, 2016 03:49PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	cdaspit	June 16, 2016 03:58PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	Mark Huber	June 16, 2016 04:26PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	davidtltc	June 16, 2016 06:21AM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	Mark Huber	June 16, 2016 12:19PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	cdaspit	June 16, 2016 12:27PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	Mark Huber	June 16, 2016 12:43PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday (two months from?) today . . .	Russo Loco	June 16, 2016 12:28PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday (two months from?) today . . .	Mark Huber	June 16, 2016 12:40PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	Tomstp	June 15, 2016 06:11PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	Will Gant	June 15, 2016 06:19PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	Dick Bell	June 15, 2016 07:09PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	Herb Kelsey	June 16, 2016 12:19AM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	Casey Akin	June 16, 2016 10:28AM
Re: 491's 88th birthday yesterday - and Casey's 34th	Johnson Barr	June 16, 2016 12:42PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	Mark Huber	June 16, 2016 12:21PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	Tomstp	June 16, 2016 11:50AM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	Earl	June 16, 2016 04:45PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	Mark Huber	June 16, 2016 05:05PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	Stan Fischer	June 16, 2016 05:27PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	hsuthe	June 16, 2016 05:55PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	Mark Huber	June 16, 2016 08:02PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	jwebb	June 22, 2016 04:07PM
Re: 491's 88th birthday today	Herb Kelsey	June 21, 2016 12:36AM

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