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Will Gleckler

December 09, 2000 08:06AM

Back in August 1983 N&S was running excursions with #611 in this part of the country. We drove from Quincy, IL to Moberly, MO to see it and I was standing on a static caboose display, along with other rail fans, when it came whistling into town. Needless to say, the emotion of the moment made it a little difficult to see thru the view finder and take any type of decent picture.
A week later we were on our way to Lafayette, IN and had stopped in Decatur, IL for church services. During the services we heard #611 whistling thru town...I resisted the urge to leave and chase the train. Then when we arrived in Lafayette we found we had missed #611, not by much...could have see the engine in 3 different states...ah, the memories and photos from Moberly that can't be replaced.

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Big Boy #4018	James R. Temple	December 04, 2000 03:21PM
Re: Big Boy #4018	ncng9	December 04, 2000 03:28PM
Re: Big Boy #4018	Stevo del Applegato	December 04, 2000 07:19PM
Re: Big Boy #4018	James R. Temple	December 04, 2000 08:17PM
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Re: Big Boy #4018	Stevo del Applegato	December 04, 2000 09:47PM
Re: Big Boy #4018	James R. Temple	December 04, 2000 10:33PM
Re: Big Boy #4018	Mikky	December 05, 2000 08:36AM
Don't sugar-coat it,Mikky..	El Coke	December 05, 2000 10:55PM
Sante Fe 3751 leaving Abo	Greg Scholl	December 06, 2000 07:23AM
Re: Sante Fe 3751 leaving Abo	Fred T	December 06, 2000 09:15AM
3751 image	Greg Scholl	December 06, 2000 09:28AM
Re: 3751 image/Kansas sounds	ArtG	December 06, 2000 12:12PM
3751 whistling	Greg Scholl	December 06, 2000 12:57PM
Re: 3751 image PIC	Fred T	December 07, 2000 08:36PM
Re: Sante Fe 3751 leaving Abo	Taylor Rush	December 08, 2000 08:12AM
I miss steam	pmcassell	December 08, 2000 12:24PM
Re: I miss steam too	Fred T	December 08, 2000 01:47PM
Re: I miss steam	Will Gleckler	December 09, 2000 08:06AM
Re: I miss steam	Taylor Rush	December 11, 2000 08:08AM
#700 Ten years ago	Greg Scholl	December 11, 2000 12:31PM
Re: I miss steam	Will Gleckler	December 11, 2000 10:51PM
Re: Sante Fe 3751 leaving Abo	Steve Carlson	December 12, 2000 12:40AM
4449 Story	Kevin Cook	December 12, 2000 09:12AM
Hold on there, Taylor	Rick Steele	December 13, 2000 04:18PM
Re: Hold on there, Taylor	Taylor Rush	December 13, 2000 07:32PM
Re: Hold on there, Taylor	Oil Czar(Jerry Huck SVRy)	December 13, 2000 07:48PM
Re: Hold on there, Taylor	Jim Burrill	December 13, 2000 09:08PM
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Re: Hold on there, Taylor	Taylor Rush	December 13, 2000 10:21PM
Re: Hold on there, Taylor	Rick Steele	December 14, 2000 06:49AM
Re: Hold on there, Taylor	Steve Carlson	December 14, 2000 01:06AM
Re: Hold on there, Taylor	Rick Steele	December 14, 2000 07:11AM
Re: Hold on there, Taylor	RBrinton	December 14, 2000 09:33AM
Re: Sante Fe 3751 leaving Abo	Earl Pitts	December 13, 2000 04:58PM
Re: Sante Fe 3751 leaving Abo	Taylor Rush	December 13, 2000 07:25PM
Re: Sante Fe 3751 leaving Abo	Earl Pitts	December 15, 2000 12:15AM
Re: Sante Fe 3751 leaving Abo	Mikky	December 15, 2000 10:57AM
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Re: Big Boy #4018	Ryan Scott	December 05, 2000 07:46PM
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Big Boys etc	Ted Miles	December 06, 2000 09:53AM
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Re: Big Boy #4018	Curtis F.	December 08, 2000 12:59PM
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Damn Straight he would've	Grant Houston	December 09, 2000 09:07PM
Re: Big Boy #4018	Earl Pitts	December 10, 2000 08:29PM
Re: Big Boy #4018	Curtis F.	December 10, 2000 10:06PM
On to Edaville	James R. Temple	December 10, 2000 11:55PM
Re: On to Edaville	Boomer	December 11, 2000 09:42AM
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