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Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57
Author: Steve Thompson
Date: 09-16-2012 - 07:09

As some of you know, my father, Frank (FB) Thompson was an NP brakeman, conductor and BN conductor, as well as a serious photographer. He really liked the Timken and took several photos of her.

A memory I have is of having hamburgers at Busch's Drive in on South Tacoma Way, with a view of the So. Tacoma shops. We saw the smokebox front fall from the 2626 as they were cutting her up, ruined dad's meal for him.

Here's one of his photos, taken at Kyro, WA in 1948 at the head of train #408.

http://earthseaimagery.com/np2626train408kyrowa1948fbt.jpg

Steve

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  NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Steve Thompson 09-15-2012 - 20:03
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Pdxrailtransit 09-15-2012 - 22:08
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Steve Thompson 09-16-2012 - 05:32
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Steve Thompson 09-16-2012 - 05:38
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Marty Bernard 09-16-2012 - 06:31
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Bill Kohler 09-16-2012 - 06:52
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Steve Thompson 09-16-2012 - 07:09
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Tom Moungovan 09-16-2012 - 07:15
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Steve Thompson 09-16-2012 - 09:00
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Fan of the Monad 09-16-2012 - 13:06
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 George Andrews 09-16-2012 - 15:19
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Steve Thompson 09-16-2012 - 17:58
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Graham Buxton 09-16-2012 - 20:03
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Steve Thompson 09-16-2012 - 20:14
  Re: NP 2626, "The Timken" last run 8/4/57 Ken Shattock (KRK) 09-16-2012 - 20:57
  Re: why was it called a "Casey Jones" Excursion? Fan of the Monad 09-16-2012 - 21:09
  Re: why was it called a "Casey Jones" Excursion? Steve Thompson 09-17-2012 - 04:53
  Re: Seattle Times article on Carol Cornish re Casey Jones Graham Buxton 09-17-2012 - 05:22
  Re: Seattle Times article on Carol Cornish re Casey Jones KRK 09-17-2012 - 09:40
  the main star of the Casey Jones excursions 1372 Steve Thompson 09-17-2012 - 10:49
  Re: the main star of the Casey Jones excursions 1372 railpax71 09-17-2012 - 20:28
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