February 28, 2007 10:47AM
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I didn't know Bob as well as several here, but I did know him for many years. I first met Bob on a family trip to Colorado in 1956. I heard him talk several times, and reading his books is just like listening to him speak.
I started writing to Bob when someone suggested here a couple of years ago (Jerry Day I think) that it would be nice to send birthday greetings.
Bob's knowledge of Colorado railroads is well known, and perhaps it is also known that he knew lots about other narrow gauges. But he didn't limit himself there either. I had occasion to tell him not very long ago that I was doing a web page on the Chicago Aurora & Elgin, a long gone electric line serving the namesake towns and operating west of Chicago. Bob wrote back saying that, "When laying over in Chicago I used to go for a trip on one of the three electrics and the CA&E was never tiresome."
His letters were always fascinating to read.
Glen Brewer
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Mike Trent |
February 24, 2007 10:26AM |
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Richard "Bo" Boulware |
February 24, 2007 10:44AM |
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John West |
February 24, 2007 11:08AM |
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Terry W. Shirley |
February 24, 2007 08:11PM |
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Mark Petersen |
February 24, 2007 10:55AM |
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Herb Kelsey |
February 24, 2007 03:51PM |
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Charlie Mutschler |
February 24, 2007 09:07PM |
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Dave Dye |
February 24, 2007 11:12AM |
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Stephen Peck |
February 24, 2007 06:07PM |
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Steve Stockham |
February 24, 2007 11:17AM |
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Steve Hughes |
February 24, 2007 11:26AM |
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PRSL |
February 24, 2007 11:41AM |
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Jerry Day |
February 24, 2007 12:45PM |
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El Coke |
February 24, 2007 12:54PM |
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Floppo |
February 24, 2007 02:15PM |
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Rich Muth |
February 24, 2007 02:59PM |
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Mike Ramsey |
February 24, 2007 03:24PM |
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El Coke |
February 25, 2007 11:33AM |
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John Cole |
February 26, 2007 12:01AM |
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El Coke |
February 26, 2007 08:07AM |
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Thor Windbergs |
February 26, 2007 03:03PM |
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Herb Kelsey |
February 24, 2007 04:11PM |
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John Bush |
February 24, 2007 04:35PM |
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Philip H. Walters |
February 25, 2007 09:22AM |
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John Kyler |
February 24, 2007 01:05PM |
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Jon Waldon |
February 24, 2007 01:13PM |
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Jerry Day |
February 24, 2007 01:10PM |
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Rick Steele |
February 24, 2007 01:19PM |
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Jerry Day |
February 24, 2007 01:32PM |
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Jim Hollis |
February 26, 2007 09:58AM |
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Don Richter |
February 24, 2007 01:30PM |
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Mike Trent |
February 24, 2007 01:40PM |
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Everett Lueck |
February 24, 2007 01:50PM |
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L.E.Trump |
February 24, 2007 02:27PM |
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Matthew |
February 24, 2007 03:10PM |
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Jon Waldon |
February 24, 2007 03:43PM |
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Rod Jensen |
February 24, 2007 04:46PM |
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Dennis Larson |
February 24, 2007 04:59PM |
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Tim Schreiner |
February 24, 2007 05:27PM |
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Richard "Bo" Boulware |
February 24, 2007 06:00PM |
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hogger42 |
February 27, 2007 03:32PM |
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Rod Jensen |
February 27, 2007 07:11PM |
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Jerry Day |
February 24, 2007 04:49PM |
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Tom Moungovan |
February 24, 2007 05:42PM |
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Rick Steele |
February 24, 2007 05:51PM |
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Donald Foster |
February 24, 2007 06:51PM |
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El Coke |
February 24, 2007 07:25PM |
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Ron Ruhoff |
February 24, 2007 09:28PM |
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Allan Fisher |
February 24, 2007 11:44PM |
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PRSL |
February 25, 2007 07:52AM |
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PRSL |
February 26, 2007 04:28PM |
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Eric Bracher |
February 26, 2007 04:32PM |
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Herb Kelsey |
February 26, 2007 07:20PM |
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Dan A |
February 25, 2007 07:01PM |
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Tim Schreiner |
February 28, 2007 06:44PM |
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chris ahrens |
February 25, 2007 07:32PM |
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Linn W. Moedinger |
February 26, 2007 05:38AM |
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Bill Dennehy |
February 26, 2007 07:34AM |
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El Coke |
February 26, 2007 08:18AM |
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Mark Valerius |
February 26, 2007 08:34AM |
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Ted Miles |
February 26, 2007 10:26AM |
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Dietrich |
February 26, 2007 10:28AM |
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Art Gibson |
February 26, 2007 02:03PM |
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Robert Herronen |
February 26, 2007 02:57PM |
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John McCutcheon |
February 26, 2007 03:59PM |
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Rod Jensen |
February 26, 2007 06:29PM |
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Glen Brewer |
February 28, 2007 10:47AM |
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Ted Wiese |
February 28, 2007 12:32PM |
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Ted Miles |
March 01, 2007 10:02AM |
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Gordon Chappell |
March 06, 2007 01:22PM |
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Ted Miles |
March 07, 2007 10:01AM |
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Gordon Chappell |
March 06, 2007 01:33PM |
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Robin Warren |
March 06, 2007 01:52PM |
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Ron Rosenquist |
March 06, 2007 02:09PM |
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Greg Scholl |
March 07, 2007 07:29AM |
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Gordon Chappell |
March 07, 2007 04:05PM |