Re: Heritage Rail Alliance presents Significant Achievement Award / water under the bridge
| November 12, 2018 03:55PM |
KevinM Wrote:
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> Well-deserved, indeed!
>
> It's utterly amazing what the museum has been able to accomplish, in some cases in incredibly short
> time-spans as was the case with this bridge. Also great to see the Ramsdell/King families get
> the recognition for saving Number 9, keeping her sheltered for all those years, and working with
> the museum to ensure that future generations will get to see this historic piece in operation.
>
>
> Stewart, there is a LOT more water under that
> bridge than there was the last time I was up
> there.
>
> /Kevin Madore
Hi Kevin,
Thanks for the kind words about the project.
Speaking of water under the bridge, (insert pun here)
here's the highest we have seen from two weeks ago:
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> Well-deserved, indeed!
>
> It's utterly amazing what the museum has been able to accomplish, in some cases in incredibly short
> time-spans as was the case with this bridge. Also great to see the Ramsdell/King families get
> the recognition for saving Number 9, keeping her sheltered for all those years, and working with
> the museum to ensure that future generations will get to see this historic piece in operation.
>
>
> Stewart, there is a LOT more water under that
> bridge than there was the last time I was up
> there.
>
> /Kevin Madore
Hi Kevin,
Thanks for the kind words about the project.
Speaking of water under the bridge, (insert pun here)
here's the highest we have seen from two weeks ago:
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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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