Re: "Curses, Foiled Yet Again . . . " 
| February 01, 2018 01:38PM |
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John West Wrote:
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> Seems to me I have seem some pix of similar
> spark arrestors used by the DRGW at some
> point in time, perhaps the 30's.
But . . . but . . . John -
If the presence of a spark arrestor dates the photo to the 1930's, then the tender lettering is off —
it should be "DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN" (with logo), not flying "Rio Grande" . . .
Phooling Mother Nature is easy compared to phooling Phather Phraud-O!
- Sincerely, Willie (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/01/2018 01:46PM by Johnson Barr.
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> Seems to me I have seem some pix of similar
> spark arrestors used by the DRGW at some
> point in time, perhaps the 30's.
But . . . but . . . John -
If the presence of a spark arrestor dates the photo to the 1930's, then the tender lettering is off —
it should be "DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN" (with logo), not flying "Rio Grande" . . .
Phooling Mother Nature is easy compared to phooling Phather Phraud-O!
- Sincerely, Willie (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)
"Not All Who Have Cell-Phones Do Twitter *
"Not All Those Who Ponder Can Think . . . "
* Only TWITS Twitter!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/01/2018 01:46PM by Johnson Barr.
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