Alan Levy Wrote:
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> When I first visited the EBT in the 70's I spoke
> to the engineer that day. He was a big guy in
> his 60's or 70's. From the way he spoke I assumed
> he had worked for the line when it hauled coal.
> He told me in no uncertain terms that 11 went to
> South America. I cannot tell you the man's
> name etc, but I thought I would add the info to this
> thread.
>
> Alan Levy
I've heard that theory, too (along with Alaska and Hawaii), but to the best of my knowledge, no one at the EBT has ever been able to confirm that. Chances are, if it went to an equipment dealer, the railroad likely wouldn't know its ultimate fate--at least not officially.
Kelly Anderson Wrote:
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> EBT employees have a tradition of stating
> everything in “no uncertain terms”, even the most
> outrageous lines of BS…and they’re all “big”, the
> lines of BS, and the guys.
What? Railroad employees spin yarns? Say it ain't so!
I'd actually be more inclined to believe that this particular employee took what he had heard to be fact, and passed it along as such. The history books are full of such legends that get passed along so much they become "truth."
Later,
K