Re: 55 years ago, December 20 - 21 1965, 487 & 493 on flanger spreader run
| December 21, 2020 04:06PM |
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Earl Wrote:
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> Nit to Pick . . . All this happened in the Decem-
> ber, 1965 - January, 1966 time frame.
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> In 1966, the trains ran 'til the end of November.
> There was one scheduled in December, 1966,
> but cancelled when the weather turned bad. No
> trains ran until May of 1967.
Well, at least Olaf got his Subject Line partly right, Earl * -
December 21, 1965 really was 55 years ago today. Good thing he didn't write 54 . . .
- Sincerely, Willie (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)
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* And I fixed mine soon as Roosso reminded me that I'd better get a Round Tuit. I thought this one, in honor of our favorite wildlife photographer and your arch-rival in the crittur-thread department was the most appropriate: [www.ebay.com].
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 12/21/2020 07:29PM by Johnson Barr.
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> Nit to Pick . . . All this happened in the Decem-
> ber, 1965 - January, 1966 time frame.
>
> In 1966, the trains ran 'til the end of November.
> There was one scheduled in December, 1966,
> but cancelled when the weather turned bad. No
> trains ran until May of 1967.
Well, at least Olaf got his Subject Line partly right, Earl * -
December 21, 1965 really was 55 years ago today. Good thing he didn't write 54 . . .
- Sincerely, Willie (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)
"Not All Who Have Cell-Phones Do Twitter *
"Not All Those Who Ponder Can Think . . . "
* Only TWITS Twitter!
* And I fixed mine soon as Roosso reminded me that I'd better get a Round Tuit. I thought this one, in honor of our favorite wildlife photographer and your arch-rival in the crittur-thread department was the most appropriate: [www.ebay.com].
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 12/21/2020 07:29PM by Johnson Barr.
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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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