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Unread postby Sharon Evans » Sun Aug 19, 2018 11:56 am

Any idea as to why 488 has been inside the house for so long?
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Unread postby Roger Hogan » Sun Aug 19, 2018 12:32 pm

Maybe it is transforming itself into another engine ???
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Unread postby Sharon Evans » Sun Aug 19, 2018 12:49 pm

ooh, spooky thought.
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Unread postby Robert Brigham » Thu Aug 23, 2018 5:07 pm

Like, maybe, the long lost 485? :eek:
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Unread postby Sharon Evans » Thu Aug 23, 2018 5:15 pm

Actually Roger is correct, it will come out subbing for the inoperative 483 this weekend on the Trains' charters celebrating the 50th anniversary of the last freight over the line under D&RGW which was pulled by 483 and 484.
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Unread postby Jason Rose » Thu Aug 23, 2018 5:33 pm

"Faux Eighty Three"


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Unread postby Sharon Evans » Thu Aug 23, 2018 5:36 pm

:roll:
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Unread postby Rich Murray » Fri Aug 24, 2018 6:05 am

The 2nd time around. :smiley16: We did a faux '83 in 2010 using 487 (painted up like a Hollywood scarlet)
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Unread postby Jason Rose » Fri Aug 24, 2018 8:13 am

Rich Murray wrote:The 2nd time around. :smiley16: We did a faux '83 in 2010 using 487 (painted up like a Hollywood scarlet)


Yup... it was an odd combination of fun... and horror.

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Unread postby Roger Hogan » Fri Aug 24, 2018 8:33 am

Thanks, that was a fun time.
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Unread postby Jason Rose » Fri Aug 24, 2018 8:39 am

Roger Hogan wrote:Thanks, that was a fun time.


Yes it was. And, let's not forget the highlight of the weekend:





It just don't get any better than that, folks. That there is some true quality entertainment.
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Unread postby Rich Murray » Fri Aug 24, 2018 8:54 am

I understand that the 4 'vandals' who committed the atrocious act were eventually captured and sentenced to 10 years in El Paso TX
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Unread postby Jason Rose » Fri Aug 24, 2018 8:58 am

El Paso? Not the pokey in Pagosa?
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Unread postby Rich Murray » Fri Aug 24, 2018 9:00 am

Could have been worse, Rock Springs Wyo.
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Unread postby Pete Dahlberg » Sun Aug 26, 2018 7:38 pm

488 as 483 performed very well on both days of the Trains charter - thanks to everyone who made it all work
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