The Ghost of the 108 Wrote:
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> I'll bet 2-3 years before he leaves the C&TS.
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Buck it up Buttercup... you don't need to be a hater on someone just because your favorite Choo Choo went to another Railroad who will actually be able to do something positive with the locomotive. (something that had been in the works well before Stathi arrived to NWRM)

Stathi has accomplished a lot for the tourist railroad industry and even helps "hands on" or advises other restoration projects across the country....sounds like what he does is what another famous name in the Pacific Nortwest has done for many many years...Doyle McCormack. As it stands today, the top two go too gentlemen in steam preservation in the Pacific Northwest area would be Stathi Pappas and Doyle McCormack. Now... are you a hater on Doyle McCormack too??

So what exactly have YOU personally accomplished or done in the railroad preservation industry?? Worked on steam?? Diesel??? Freight or passenger car?? Moter Car??? Track car??? Hand Car?? Do you know what a Spike used is for?? We are all looking forward to your amazing wealth of knowledge and personal experiences that I am SURE you can provide us!!