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C&TS488fan

November 11, 2017 12:31PM

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Very well put together, Will!

However, the 40, 44, and 111 are still El Salvador engines to me. But at the same time, like you said, they have been in Colorado almost half of their lives. Sammy King, one of the guys who originally helped rebuild the 111 with Don Drawer was the one who got me hooked on Guatemala and El Salvador's narrow gauge railways, Sammy has some interesting stories about his times in Guatemala, to say the least. I guess it's kind of a sentimental thing to me.

Also, is that 3 Chime from Guatemala that Sammy brought up still on the 111?

Cody Muse

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Regarding the "grandfather's axe" and preservation	MSRRKevin	November 11, 2017 09:14AM
Re: Regarding the "grandfather's axe" and preservation	Will Gant	November 11, 2017 09:55AM
Re: Regarding the "grandfather's axe" and preservation	C&TS488fan	November 11, 2017 12:31PM
Re: Regarding the "grandfather's axe" and preservation	MSRRKevin	November 11, 2017 02:53PM
Re: Regarding the "grandfather's axe" and preservation	Ted miles	November 13, 2017 11:34PM

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