Re: 58 years ago - 487 and 493 on a flanger and spreader run
| December 24, 2023 02:52PM |
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I'm always amazed when I see how successful Olaf was in chasing trains over those dirt roads in the snow.. Back in 1961....
,,,think of the pix that Gordon and I could've gotten if we hadn't chickened out at the end of pavement. We didn't even make it past the yard limit sign. Sigh. To the bold go the rewards.
JBWX
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/24/2023 02:57PM by John West.
,,,think of the pix that Gordon and I could've gotten if we hadn't chickened out at the end of pavement. We didn't even make it past the yard limit sign. Sigh. To the bold go the rewards.
JBWX
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/24/2023 02:57PM by John West.
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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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