Carol L. Voss Wrote:
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> Yep, that's in Dennis the Menace park next to El
> Estero park in Monterey across from the ROW now
> the rec trail. THis engine has been there for
> years and is beloved by all. Contrast that with
> the thriving metropolis of Salinas which also had
> a duplicate engine in Central Park and a few years
> ago decided that it was a horrible
> menace/liability and moved it down next to the
> railroad station and the old REA building where
> the local model rr group has a wonderful layout.
> They took the engine and a caboose and enclosed
> them in cyclone fencing and the rr group has
> renovated them. At the time of the moving of the
> loco, some wistful city employee opined that it
> would be just wonderful if they could restore the
> engine and get it running, to which some of us
> said "say what?? where are you gonna run it?? UP
> doesn't allow "foreign" engines on their tracks. I
> understand UP's reasons, but not many other people
> did/do.
> C.

Um... on the Amtrak California Santa Cruz/Monterey Corridor... :-) (yes, I'm kidding.)

On a different note, let's see if I can actually use my education this time to post a message without ten typos.