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Russo Loco

November 21, 2016 11:42PM

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Earl Wrote:
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> The distinguishing thing about the 1979
> paint job was the aluminum paint on the
> boiler hand rails (which thankfully was not
> repeated).

You have an amazing memory for details, my friend -

Scott's photo clearly shows the aluminium hand rails, so 1979 it is!

IIRC, worse things than aluminium hand rails were done to #489, circa 2008-2010 - but that is another story.

- Gramps

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Re: C&TS lettering & logo - May, 1981 . . .	Russo Loco	November 20, 2016 01:41PM
Re: C&TS lettering & logo - May, 1981 . . .	Earl	November 21, 2016 10:07AM
Re: C&TS lettering & logo - May, 1981 . . .	Russo Loco	November 21, 2016 07:34PM
Re: C&TS - May, 1981	Greg Monroe	November 20, 2016 11:29AM
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Re: C&TS - May, 1981	Earl	November 21, 2016 09:55AM
Re: C&TS - May, 1981	Earl	November 21, 2016 09:14PM
Re: C&TS #488 in 1979	Russo Loco	November 21, 2016 11:42PM
Re: C&TS - May, 1981	Earl	November 22, 2016 09:50AM
Re: C&TS - May, 1981	vulturenest	November 22, 2016 11:13AM
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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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