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Jeff Taylor

March 18, 2019 11:52PM

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Nice post card for the collection. The card and locomotive are a wonderful part of California history.

I sat in that cab everytime I visited as a kid. And many times again when I worked there. I even laid the current track she sits on today. Wish I had a Vulcan of my own just like her.

Jeff Taylor
CRRM curator of equipment and rolling stock.

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"Old Betsy" in 1965	Olaf Rasmussen	March 18, 2019 09:35AM
Re: "Old Betsy" in 1965	tomc	March 18, 2019 07:04PM
Re: "Old Betsy" in 1965	Jeff Taylor	March 18, 2019 11:52PM
Re: "Old Betsy" in 1965	Ted miles	March 22, 2019 03:59PM
Re: "Old Betsy" in 1965	Randy Hees	March 24, 2019 11:08AM

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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter

The NGDF was started by Don Richter and is currently operated in his memory by Nathan Holmes and others. Others who have contributed to the upkeep of this board are (in no particular order): Charles McCandless, Everett Lueck, Ted Wilton, Cole Adams, James Bane, John Moellmer, Jon Bentz, Linn Moedinger, lloyd lehrer, Rod Jensen, John Craft, Steven Forney, Herb Kelsey, Bill Ramaley, Russ Sperry (El Russo Loco), Josh McNeal, John West, Jim Armstrong, Bob Bergstrom, Greg Scholl, Blake Forbes Doug van Veelen and Mark Fuller.