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John West

February 01, 2006 03:02PM

Shortly after leaving Guatemala City north for Puerto Barrios (remember the railroad runs north from the Mexican border to Barrios) you cross the Viaducto de Las Vacas. Can't remember how high it is, but if you were riding on top of a boxcar it tended to cause you to lie down on the walkway and hang on for dear life. Yeah, they let us ride on top of boxcars. And I can remember jumping from car to car and from the first car to the (slippery) tender top with the Jefe de Trenes to set up the next photo stop. Fun days.

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More Guatemala PIC	John West	February 01, 2006 02:46PM
Guatemala City roundhouse again PIC	John West	February 01, 2006 02:55PM
Re: Guatemala roundhouse again PIC	John West	February 01, 2006 02:57PM
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Re: More Las Vacas	Mark	February 02, 2006 10:00AM
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Re: Guatemala roundhouse again	Herb Kelsey	February 01, 2006 05:19PM
IRCA mikes versus K-28	John West	February 01, 2006 05:45PM

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