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Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway
Author: Fred
Date: 09-18-2013 - 14:31

KRK Wrote:
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> Too bad you guys weren't around back in May-1955.
> You could have ridden a 17-car excursion from
> Oakland to the depot at Lakeview, powered by a
> variety of SP steam and a Baldwin S-12 diesel
> switcher. Train included about six pullmans.
> Fare was $ 30.00 coach--$ 43.00 pullman.
> This trip is only one of many on the SP STEAM
> FANTRIPS video put out by Greg Scholl.
>
> KRK

Fare was $ 30.00 coach

If the year, 1955, is right, the %30.00 fare would have been darn close to at least a 1/2day wage for my father.

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  exModoc Northern Railroad Speeder Kevin 09-17-2013 - 11:46
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad dcjb 09-17-2013 - 21:47
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway Steve Tucker 09-17-2013 - 22:16
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway Jeff Moore 09-17-2013 - 22:43
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway Tony Johnson 09-18-2013 - 08:02
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway SP5103 09-18-2013 - 08:08
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway KRK 09-18-2013 - 11:32
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway Fred 09-18-2013 - 14:31
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway KRK 09-18-2013 - 16:37
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway Fred 09-18-2013 - 17:08
  Running those figures through an inflation calculator... Jeff Moore 09-18-2013 - 21:53
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway SP5103 09-19-2013 - 09:47
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway Log guy 09-20-2013 - 21:31
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway dcjb 09-21-2013 - 20:55
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway Joe 09-21-2013 - 21:08


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