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John Cole

March 11, 2017 02:40PM

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No photos to share, but the latest rebuild Roger Briggs who was the first team leader on OB's rebuild said that when they moved OB off the railroad to Colorado Springs for a rebuild Roger said that the frame just crumbled when they went to take it apart. Some of the wood was so decayed that some pieces couldn't be used as pattern wood. Roger said the only thing holding OB together on its trip to the Springs, "was the termites holding hands"!

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Photos of OB before the rebuild	vulturenest	March 11, 2017 10:54AM
Re: Photos of OB before the rebuild	davegrandt	March 11, 2017 11:42AM
Re: Photos of OB before the rebuild	vulturenest	March 11, 2017 06:40PM
Re: Photos of OB before the rebuild	John Cole	March 11, 2017 02:40PM

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