Russo Loco Wrote:
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> Right on all counts, Earl -
>
> Here's #493 more than a decade later crossing the
> trestle with a westbound freight. She
> doesn't look quite as grubby as in the '56 shot,
> but maybe that's because her smokebox has been
> covered with aluminium paint
:
> [attachment 46202 670828b17.jpg]
>
>
. . . instead of with graphite & oil, as
> in these photos taken approaching and in Monero
> (Moan-Air-Owe) on St. Paddy's Day, 1964
:
> [attachment 46205 TG-640317-640.jpg]
>
Photo Copyright © 1964, 1999 by
> Tom Gildersleeve - All Rights Reserved.
>
> [attachment 46206 TG-640317-641.jpg]
>
Photo Copyright © 1964, 1999 by
> Tom Gildersleeve - All Rights Reserved.
>
>
. . . and the following day in The Narrows
> and on the big fill at Lake Low-Bah-Toe
:
> [attachment 46207 TG-640317-644.jpg]
>
Photo Copyright © 1964, 1999 by
> Tom Gildersleeve - All Rights Reserved.
>
> [attachment 46208 TG-640317-650.jpg]
>
Photo Copyright © 1964, 1999 by
> Tom Gildersleeve - All Rights Reserved.
>
>
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y
> Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y
> Verdes,
> aka Der Grossväterlich
> DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHaben
> der
>
> p.s. The fireman's bright red hat in the
> last photo above was probably the inspiration for
> the sombrero that Tom was wearing when several of
> us curmudgeons descended on the Virginia & Truckee
> back in February, 2012 — see
> [
ngdiscussion.net]
> 47583 et seq.
Crews:
March 17, 1964
Extra 493 East
Eng R. Shock
Frm V. Headrick
March 18, 1964
Extra 484 West
Eng. R. Shock
Frm. V. Headrick
called 830am
Two Cumbres Turns
493
Eng. J. Lira
Frm. G. Cunningham
480
Eng. K. Faucette
Frm. Weirick
Called at 10am and 230pm
March 19, 1964
Extra East
493
Eng. K. Faucette
Frm. Weirick
480
Eng. J. Lira
Frm. G. Cunningham
Called 10am
So.... that would be Mr. Cunningham with the bright-red-to-stand-out-in-the-pictures cap...
