Re: 2'6'' gauge 2-8-0 number 1320 hauling sugar cane . . . 
| February 03, 2022 02:48PM |
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Olaf Rasmussen Wrote:
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> For a variety of reasons I delayed going to Cuba
> until it was almost too late. I did finally sign up
> for a Cuba steam trip with Trains Unlimited in
> March, 2022 . . .
tgbcvr Wrote:
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> Hi Olaf, I know I’m going to be enjoying these
> photos as they’ll be a nice change of pace. I've
> only been to Cuba twice, but long after the reg-
> ular cane trains were gone. What year was your
> trip tho, I think 2022 was a typo.
But . . . But . . . Ralph — just think positively!!
. . . And imagine that Olaf's superb photos are a preview of what we can expect on a trip to Cuba next month . . .
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/05/2022 01:06PM by Russo Loco.
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> For a variety of reasons I delayed going to Cuba
> until it was almost too late. I did finally sign up
> for a Cuba steam trip with Trains Unlimited in
> March, 2022 . . .
tgbcvr Wrote:
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> Hi Olaf, I know I’m going to be enjoying these
> photos as they’ll be a nice change of pace. I've
> only been to Cuba twice, but long after the reg-
> ular cane trains were gone. What year was your
> trip tho, I think 2022 was a typo.
But . . . But . . . Ralph — just think positively!!
. . . And imagine that Olaf's superb photos are a preview of what we can expect on a trip to Cuba next month . . .
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/05/2022 01:06PM by Russo Loco.
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