Re: Supersticionas del Sud . . .

John West Wrote:
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> [attachment 79517 BELGintheditch1102.jpg]
> The engine number is 1313, a meter gauge 2-10-2.
> This is a derailment on the Ferrocarriles Argent-
> inos Belgrano line north of Tucuman in 1972.
> The DRGW ng. had given up the (freight) ghost,
> so I headed south.  A loooooong way south!

Olaf Rasmussen Wrote:
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> Here is another scene a looong way south,
> but not narrow gauge, in Temuco, Chile
> [attachment 79532 scan00603.jpg]


What El Curmudgeoño del Norté forgot to mention, Olaf -

Was the large black cat that had crossed the track a few minutes earlier, which per numerous eyewitnesses was the REAL cause of 1313's bad luck.

- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender

p.s.  As long as we're mentioning missing mammals, why was the above photo of the oxen not included on the "Camels" thread at [ngdiscussion.net],
of which you were the Instigatador one year ago tomorrow?



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/22/2021 06:46PM by Russo Loco.