Most of you probably don't know that the Friends have a strong connection to this railroad. Many of the parts for the wooden passenger car trucks were created in our belt-driven machine shop by John Weiss.
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Gettin' Some Practice with a Fairmont S-2
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Gettin' Some Practice with a Fairmont S-2
by Jason Rose » Fri Jan 31, 2020 7:03 am
Yeah, the rails are too far apart here, but in every other sense the Red River & Gulf is a narrow gauge railroad. It has all the right flavors and personality.
Most of you probably don't know that the Friends have a strong connection to this railroad. Many of the parts for the wooden passenger car trucks were created in our belt-driven machine shop by John Weiss.
Most of you probably don't know that the Friends have a strong connection to this railroad. Many of the parts for the wooden passenger car trucks were created in our belt-driven machine shop by John Weiss.
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Re: Gettin' Some Practice with a Fairmont S-2
by Pete Dahlberg » Fri Jan 31, 2020 11:15 am
Nice - looks like you have it in hand
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Re: Gettin' Some Practice with a Fairmont S-2
by Jason Rose » Fri Jan 31, 2020 12:23 pm
I had a great teacher.
Here's the instructional video we put together:
Here's the instructional video we put together:
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"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance" - Wendell Phillips
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Re: Gettin' Some Practice with a Fairmont S-2
by Rich Murray » Sat Feb 01, 2020 6:27 am
Noah is going to love that!-
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Re: Gettin' Some Practice with a Fairmont S-2
by Jason Rose » Sat Feb 01, 2020 7:38 am
Rich Murray wrote::smile: Noah is going to love that!
Heck yeah!! He'll be running all the equipment at Long Leaf long before he learns to drive a truck.
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