Altamont Press Discussion Board

02-24-2024 - 09:01

Yellow Peril

1. Re: JB Hunt shops at Walmart - Here ya go, stUPid text.

UPee Conductor Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How about cut and pasting, > > That is stupid! Post a article and have to pay to > read it...Tards all over the pl
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02-08-2023 - 00:26

BOB2

2. Re: "Barstow Station", 1976, McDonalds?

tundraboomer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > photo post Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Anyone know what happened to the c
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02-07-2023 - 22:51

tundraboomer

3. Re: "Barstow Station", 1976, McDonalds?

photo post Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Anyone know what happened to the coach? Barstow, > 1976. PV Doris Duke, North Carolina Transportation Museum, Spencer
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06-04-2022 - 18:03

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4. Illegal Aliens Now Riding In Enclosed Auto Carriers on Freight Trains

So now the illegal aliens and their smugglers have figured out how to break-in to enclosed bi- and tri-level auto racks, where they can then sit in the new vehicles and run the air conditioners until
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05-01-2022 - 08:58

UP 800

5. N&W 611

Any one care to wager how long it will be until 611 is returned to the museum at Roanoke? It is sad so much work and money was expended to restore it, only to be screwed over 3 years later by NS. I h
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12-03-2021 - 09:11

Chrome dome

6. Re: Escanaba & Lake Superior Railway RF-16 Being Moved

I hope they return it to original NKP blue & white glory and park it in Portland, Oregon where it belongs. https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/1/streamliners-at-spenc
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10-06-2021 - 20:07

missed b-day party

7. ex Perris

Can't wait for the donation cry for the cost of the move. There is not even enough volunteers these days to finish a tie project on district one before event season. How about they finish the tr
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10-19-2020 - 09:28

Sherman

8. Wabac West Hollywood

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10-04-2020 - 01:43

Craig Tambo

9. Re: How many government-run RR museums are there?

On the state level, Pennsylvania (Strasburg),North Carolina (Spencer), Alaska (Wasilla), Utah (Ogden), Texas (Texas State RR, more of a tourist line), come to mind. Railtown 1897 at Jamestown, CA is p
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06-17-2020 - 09:18

Hot Water

10. Re: E9ninny

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06-17-2020 - 07:05

Bilko

11. E9ninny

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06-17-2019 - 21:49

BNSF1995

12. Re: Thomas events at museums losing popularity

I think a big factor is Mattel's mishandling of the franchise in the past few years. The TV series was controversially retooled last year in a kneejerk reaction to PAW Patrol taking some of Thomas' ma
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05-08-2019 - 21:17

Dear Leader

13. Re: 4014 trim

Ohio observer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bud Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Ohio observer Wrote: > > > -----------
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05-07-2019 - 17:07

Ohio observer

14. Re: 4014 trim

Bud Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ohio observer Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Ed Burggraf Wrote: > > > -------------
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05-07-2019 - 15:44

Bud

15. Re: 4014 trim

Ohio observer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ed Burggraf Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Here's hoping that the a-holes w
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04-13-2019 - 09:46

HUTCH 7.62

16. Re: Does Mr. D dislike the Centennial ?

E9A Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > HUTCH 7.62 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Hot Water Wrote: > > > ------------------
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04-13-2019 - 01:40

E9A

17. Re: Does Mr. D dislike the Centennial ?

HUTCH 7.62 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hot Water Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > E9A Wrote: > > > ------------------
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03-23-2019 - 16:45

old diesel watcher

18. Re: NKP 190

Bill, Did you see the recent news item about Doyle in Trains Newswire? If not, check it out: LINK It says there is plenty to be done on the NKP 190 before it can run. I wish someone with dies
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09-10-2018 - 23:10

My thoughts

19. Beautiful Alco RS-11 operating today

How many complete Alco RS11's running today? Not many I bet. Originally N&W 367. Last owned by the Maine Coast Railroad. LINK Now repaired, painted black and lettered for "Shenandoah Valley R
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05-29-2018 - 18:19

BNSF Rail Guy

20. Re: Strange forgery case in Spokane involving BNSF attorney ...

My point was that while Mr. Spencer is a lawyer by profession and was probably chosen for his position with the BNSF because he is a lawyer, he is not a BNSF Attorney...meaning he isn't legal counsel
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05-26-2018 - 13:10

Graham Buxton

21. Re: Strange forgery case in Spokane involving BNSF attorney ...

BNSF Rail Guy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You need to reread the newspaper article. It > doesn't even involve an BNSF Attorney. Huh? Well, according t
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05-18-2018 - 20:11

B6sb

22. Re: Doyle and Steve presentation at Portola, CA

UP Man Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Carol L Voss Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I cannot speak for Steve Lee but Doyle
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05-18-2018 - 16:24

UP Man

23. Re: Doyle and Steve presentation at Portola, CA

Carol L Voss Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I cannot speak for Steve Lee but Doyle is far too > much of a professional and gentleman to make any > such remarks in
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08-17-2017 - 20:46

Tony Johnson

24. Re: Medford Oregon questions

ff Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Many thx guys.. Where did Bullis logs go > to? Were they not connected at Jacksonville > with existing common carr
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02-28-2016 - 21:33

mook

25. Re: Trainnews - Expo Line - PE actually was faster than Metro, but not as many trains

OK, looked it up on dead trees from my library: Ride the Big Red Cars by Spencer Crump (1962, Trans-Anglo Books). Santa Monica Air Line: 16.85 miles from LA to Santa Monica; 19.20 to end of line at
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10-03-2015 - 17:22

Stash

26. Re: Pal Joey - train and ferry scenes

Film begins at Berkeley University Ave. Eastbound train that oddly goes to the Oakland Pier (opposite direction). Spencer's restaurant is visible for a second. Commute cars on the train. That's artist
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09-18-2015 - 15:40

John Sweetser

27. Re: Southern Pacific " Black widow " F7 #6386 A + B Unit in 1955 Spencer Tracy film

WAF wrote: >No headlight on, moving pretty fast for the Jawbone branch. That's because the film was speeded up. Craig Tambo wrote: >Perhaps an observer noticed the train backing up durin
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09-18-2015 - 14:51

OPRRMS

28. Re: Southern Pacific " Black widow " F7 #6386 A + B Unit in 1955 Spencer Tracy film

Chris Walker Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > OPRRMS Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > > Some errors in what KRK posted,
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09-18-2015 - 14:40

Chris Walker

29. Re: Southern Pacific " Black widow " F7 #6386 A + B Unit in 1955 Spencer Tracy film

OPRRMS Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Some errors in what KRK posted, in addition to > what you've mentioned above, the most obvious one > being the statement
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09-18-2015 - 14:15

OPRRMS

30. Re: Southern Pacific " Black widow " F7 #6386 A + B Unit in 1955 Spencer Tracy film

Craig Tambo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The background on filming "Bad Day at Block Route" > supplied by KRK was fascinating, but I have to > take exception wi
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