Re: 487, 463 and guest at Big Horn 1997

dougvv Wrote:
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> Glad to do it, Jack.
>
> After I took the short video of wooding up Eureka,
> I walked up with another photographer I did not
> know to join the bucket-brigade. When Earl came
> out of the box car, we started back for 463 and
> the chase train. As we got halfway there, 463
> started backing up.
>
> Just as I started to wonder about walking back to
> Eureka, I heard the radio say about two riders who
> had helped wood up Eureka and for 463 to stop on
> the mainline to pick us up.
>
> Man that was a fun week. First ride behind Eureka,
> first ride behind 463, first ride in 0503 - that
> week was memorable. And I was able to give my Mom
> (who got me interested in railroading) her first
> ride behind a genuine 1870 era locomotive with the
> proper "big smoke stack and cow catcher and
> beautiful paint scheme". Mom was 68 at the time.
> Never too old to do something new.
>
> Doug vV

I am still waiting for my first ride behind 463. My grandpas favorite video is the one of the Eureaka on the main at the D&S.