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Paul Luning

April 02, 2005 08:14AM

You wrote"Were thinking of repowering 315 with a crossbar through the fire box with pedals on each side, drive chain down to 4th axle that way fireman doesn't need to shovel coal and the engineer can help pedal on grades.
Fred "
How fiendishly clever. Your flanged-wheel decacycle qualifies you for funding from both the "rails" and "trails" aspects of the Rails to Trails program. Double dipping at its best!

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Re: Return to service of DRGW#318 and RGS Goose#7	Paul Hagglund	March 31, 2005 10:57PM
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Re: Return to service of DRGW#318 and RGS Goose#7	Matthew	April 01, 2005 10:47AM
Re: Return to service of DRGW#318 and RGS Goose#7	Paul Gibbs	April 01, 2005 01:45PM
Re: Return to service of DRGW#318 and RGS Goose#7	Fred	April 01, 2005 07:57PM
Pedal powered 315	Paul Luning	April 02, 2005 08:14AM
Re: Return to service of DRGW#318 and RGS Goose#7	Matthew	April 01, 2005 08:38PM
Re: Return of DRGW#318 , RGS #7 and 483 ...	Russ Sperry	April 01, 2005 10:55PM

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