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Re: Pan Pacific - Re: RioVista appreciation
Author: RS
Date: 10-10-2018 - 00:19

Very interesting ff. Yes, that would have been L.M.Macdermot, the builder and operator of the Overfair Railway. I think his shop and the family estate may have occupied the same block? Seems to me I was told on or near 7th street?

MacDermot operated one of the engines (the 1913) again from 1942 to 1945. I believe this was at or near the Oakland Zoo.

Los Gatos in '66 would have been at Billy Jones' prune ranch. I believe he re-gauged some of his railroad from 18" to 19" and briefly tried to run one of the Overfair engines, but had trouble keeping it on the rails.

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  Re: RioVista appreciation Dr Zarkoff 10-09-2018 - 11:28
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  Re: RioVista appreciation as a young whippersnapper 10-09-2018 - 16:34
  Re: RioVista appreciation Dr Zarkoff 10-09-2018 - 17:19
  Pan Pacific - Re: RioVista appreciation RS 10-09-2018 - 20:07
  Re: Pan Pacific - Re: RioVista appreciation ff 10-09-2018 - 21:51
  Re: Pan Pacific - Re: RioVista appreciation AZebra 10-09-2018 - 22:51
  Re: Pan Pacific - Re: RioVista appreciation RS 10-10-2018 - 00:22
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