Re: A freezing morning for the Silverton Appreciation Train

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Kelly Anderson

January 19, 2020 11:51AM

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Olaf Rasmussen Wrote:
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> the train left Durango
> about 3 am as a deadhead move,

There is no finer time to run a steam locomotive that to start before dawn, witnessing the new day come to life from the warm cab. I always looked forward to those runs and was always sorry to see full daylight, when everything returned to the same old same old.

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A freezing morning for the Silverton Appreciation Train	Olaf Rasmussen	January 16, 2020 11:14PM
Re: A freezing morning for the Silverton Appreciation Train	Olaf Rasmussen	January 16, 2020 11:31PM
Re: A freezing morning for the Silverton Appreciation Train	Joe Weigman	January 16, 2020 11:33PM
Re: A freezing morning for the Silverton Appreciation Train	guymonmd	January 17, 2020 07:58AM
Re: A freezing morning for the Silverton Appreciation Train	Fritz Klinke	January 17, 2020 09:52AM
Re: A freezing morning for the Silverton Appreciation Train	Como	January 17, 2020 11:58AM
Re: A freezing morning for the Silverton Appreciation Train	Olaf Rasmussen	January 17, 2020 10:16PM
Re: A freezing morning for the Silverton Appreciation Train	evankamp	January 19, 2020 08:08AM
Re: A freezing morning for the Silverton Appreciation Train	Kelly Anderson	January 19, 2020 11:51AM

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