Ken Shattock (KRK) Wrote:
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> Juppo Wrote:
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> > Hmmm...two days and still no response or
> "correct
> > date." How can you call someone out as wrong
> > then not "correct" them? I think most people
> > will agree, John Signor is not known for
> "getting
> > it wrong." Quite the opposite. His books
> are
> > AUTHORITIES on their respective subjects.
>
> Mr. Juppo, Sir.. I apologize for not getting back
> to you in a timely manner, but wish to concede
> that, Yes, the date was indeed September 14,
> 1956.
>
> Even though most of you believe I know nothing
> about SP operations years ago (which is probably
> true), I should not be writing about the Oakland
> Mole (in your estimation) even though NO ONE ELSE
> ever has..
> (http://www.altamontpress.com/discussion/read.php?
> 1,66570,66570#msg-66570)
>
> For these very reasons, I will not follow Tony
> Johnson's suggestion of submitting my story to
> TRAINLINE. Let John Signor come up with
> something. Fair enough ?
> Thanks.
>
> KRK

Excellent!

Your essay on the Oakland Mole was most interesting and informative. As a fellow Bay Area railfan, it is always a pleasure to learn something new about our region, especially when it pertains to an era that vanished decades before I was born.