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Earl Knoob

February 26, 2001 04:44PM

Right you are Mike. Its amazing how as we get older certain things envoke nostalgia. The same things we were appalled at when we experienced them - such as diamond stack on K28's. I can look at a 60's - 70's shot of the Silveton and still remember the magic of the place. Still remember the thrill of being 12 years old and going on our family vacation to Durango - to ride THE train.
My first ride behind 476 was in 1968. I can vividly remember a dark rainy day. We rode the rear end gon. 476 fought snotty rail all the way to Silverton. We had a tonnage drag of 12 cars including the B3 on the rear. The B3 was rented by Graham Claytor of the Southern Ry. A most gracious gentleman, he allowed us a peek into the car he was renting for the day.
476 was (I mean IS!!) a classy machine, it was the last K28 to carry a set of class markers in regular service.
If it were my zoo over there, 473 would be 1950 yellow, 476 would be as in 1955 - straight stack with a fake box headlight, 478 would be as it was on the last San Juan - pilot plow, number boards, straight stack. Of course, I've never been known to be normal.........

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Subject	Author	Posted
K-28	Frank Kemerer	February 24, 2001 10:38AM
Re: K-28	Stevo del Applegato	February 24, 2001 11:45PM
476	Mike Trent	February 25, 2001 10:11PM
Re: 476	Earl Knoob	February 26, 2001 04:44PM
Re: 476	J.B.Bane	February 26, 2001 08:14PM
Re: 476	Grant Houston	February 27, 2001 05:07PM
Yeah, but Grant.....	Mike Trent	February 27, 2001 06:34PM
Re: Yeah, but Grant.....	Grant Houston	February 28, 2001 09:33AM
Durango in the 60's	Mike Trent	February 26, 2001 08:19PM
Re: 476	william	March 02, 2001 01:22PM
K-28/K-27	Douglas van Veelen	February 26, 2001 07:53PM
K-28's on the 'Southern?	Mike Trent	February 26, 2001 08:27PM
Re: K-28's on the 'Southern?	Doug vV	February 26, 2001 10:29PM
Re: K-28's on the 'Southern?	Boris Serena	February 27, 2001 01:19AM
Post San Juan K-28's	Mike Trent	February 27, 2001 05:55AM
Re: Post San Juan K-28's	Duane Richardson	February 27, 2001 07:30AM
Re: Post San Juan K-28's	Dennis O'Berry	February 27, 2001 10:03AM
Re: K-28's on the 'Southern?	Frank Martindell	February 27, 2001 12:40PM
Not Really....	Mike Trent	February 27, 2001 01:39PM
Re: K-28's on the 'Southern?	Bill Lund	February 27, 2001 10:06PM
Re: "Impact on the RGS"	Earl	February 28, 2001 09:50AM
Re: K-28's on the 'Southern?	Steven H	February 28, 2001 09:32PM
Re: 476	Josh McNeal	March 01, 2001 04:55PM

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