I've always liked the little house outside the east portal of Tunnel 22 in Westfir, OR.
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My wife and I followed the Modoc Line early last year as we estimated UP left 11 miles of trackage south of Alturas. Back then there wasn't as many stored cars as there is now. We agree seeing the aba
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CIT is GE's biggest competitor and GE gets a government bailout and CIT doesn't. Hmmmm?
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I first saw these cars in 1986 before the newer bulding was added on the west side. I know you could still faintly see "New York Central" on the observation car, but I can't recall anything but Amtrak
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Even though I shot my last roll of Kodachrome sometime around 2002 (It was too hard to find around here), I'm still sad to see it disappear. I still have my first couple of K-15 (or it may have been K
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L Badger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Where are the tracks in Grimes, Colusa County? > Nearest UP mainline to this tiny Sacramento River > hamlet is 30 miles ea
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Maybe it's only me, but I believe Drew never took a bad photo in his life! Great shot.
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Knowing the difficulties of how it is just to put on a much smaller event than Winterail, I fully appreciate all the work that Vic and his staff do to provide a great place to meet people and share th
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Tom, Many thanks for posting all those SP engine numbers and asssignments. The only SP steam locomotive I rode is on your Coast Division list: SP4337 back in mid-1954.
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George Andrews Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > As a 2 - time Winterail Shorts presenter,I can 2nd > Tom's comments & assure all on this thread that > the quality(
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SP Fan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Tony Johnson knows what I have stashed away in > my film archives and a > > film of the Coast Daylight alluded to by > "
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> Tony Johnson knows what I have stashed away in my film archives and a > film of the Coast Daylight alluded to by "Smokebox" pales in comparison.. So how about doing something with it? It doesn
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Tom Moungovan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have known Vic for a number of years & can tell > you that he is always open to suggestions & > CONSTRUCTIVE critic
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Well then-- just think-- after April 15, 2008-- 150 members of the Motorcar Operators group can bring their video cameras and run the entire length of the Siskiyou line for a LAST RUN... Tony John
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Hi Everybody-- Thought I'd take you back to the old days in SP's West Oakland Yard and give you a brief look-see at the QUANTITY of linen that was handled and the "fair wage" that was paid to those m
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