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Herb Kelsey

July 24, 2000 04:29PM

Here's a vision - imagine if you will the 463 charging up the hill from Chama with a tonnage train with Earl at the throttle rappin' the stack for all he's worth. Got the picture?
Now envision El Coke with his suspenders wrapped around the cab vent, hanging off the side of the cab, paintbrush in one hand, stencil in the other, bail on the bucket of paint clenched in his teeth, merrily painting the numbers on the side boards as the '63 rocks happily along with the paying freight!
God, I wish Carl Fallburg were alive to do it justice!

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463 cab lettering	Vance Bass	July 21, 2000 09:17AM
Re: 463 cab lettering	Frad T	July 21, 2000 09:26AM
Re: 463 cab lettering	Vance Bass	July 21, 2000 11:58AM
Re: 463 cab lettering	Jim Burrill	July 21, 2000 12:36PM
Re: 463 cab lettering PIC	Jay Wimer	July 21, 2000 12:56PM
Re: 463 cab lettering	Jeff Cermin	July 21, 2000 01:55PM
Re: 463 cab lettering	Mike Mahoney	July 21, 2000 04:12PM
Coker and the 463's numbers	Herb Kelsey	July 24, 2000 04:29PM
There are limits to my dedication NM	El Coke	July 26, 2000 07:06PM
Re: 463 cab lettering	John Bush	July 21, 2000 06:51PM
Re: 463 cab lettering	Jay Wimer	July 21, 2000 07:37PM
Re: 463 cab lettering	Rich D.	July 21, 2000 07:42PM
Re: 463 cab lettering	C.H.Irvin	July 21, 2000 08:29PM
I would like to fix it ,but....	El Coke	July 22, 2000 10:06AM
Re: I would like to fix it ,but....	Richard "Bo" Boulware	July 22, 2000 11:24AM
Self Adhesive Lettering	Mike Trent	July 22, 2000 10:50AM
Aluminum lettering	El Coke	July 22, 2000 11:50PM
Re: Aluminum lettering	Rick Steele	July 23, 2000 08:09AM

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