Re: The "other" two ex-EBT hoppers......
| August 23, 2007 05:13PM |
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Mark Valerius Wrote:
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> (Maybe we can get the FEBT guys to come out for
> some fun in the sun and rehab them?
)
Gak.
We are on #1 of 184 in PA. #2 and #3 are already lined up. If you want to wait 'til they are done ... Maybe we could come out and stencil them the right way once you get them fixed up.
> But, yes, even though I have D&RGW running thru my
> veins, I just love those EBT hoppers (and the
> EBT). And I'd love to have seen them with the
> flying Rio Grande herald on long freights winding
> thru Monero canyon or around Tanglefoot Curve
> behind double headed K's. Hmm, I wonder how many
> of these hoppers the 315 could haul loaded
> upgrade.
here's a better compromise
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> (Maybe we can get the FEBT guys to come out for
> some fun in the sun and rehab them?
)Gak.
We are on #1 of 184 in PA. #2 and #3 are already lined up. If you want to wait 'til they are done ... Maybe we could come out and stencil them the right way once you get them fixed up.> But, yes, even though I have D&RGW running thru my
> veins, I just love those EBT hoppers (and the
> EBT). And I'd love to have seen them with the
> flying Rio Grande herald on long freights winding
> thru Monero canyon or around Tanglefoot Curve
> behind double headed K's. Hmm, I wonder how many
> of these hoppers the 315 could haul loaded
> upgrade.
here's a better compromise
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