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Post by espeelover on May 10, 2008 2:55:09 GMT -5
One day, while hanging out at the City of Industry Yard... and a close-up of our dinner guest...  Both Circa 1980
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Post by espeelover on Jul 27, 2008 2:20:20 GMT -5
Well, I guess pool power in the late 70's is no big deal around here; or maybe it was just the B&W format. I'll try some color. Photo taken at Taylor Yard in September of 1978.
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Post by espeefoamer on Jul 27, 2008 15:40:41 GMT -5
Great photos! ;D I once saw a L&N GP7 in Taylor yard.  |
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Post by espeelover on Sept 8, 2008 9:49:36 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]My buddy Dennis Docken took this one in December of 1977; this slide was one of the reasons West Colton was so popular.
Thanks Denny![/glow]
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Post by espeelover on Sept 8, 2008 11:28:52 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]Back when I first started going to Tehachapi (in 76-77) there were BN units running about on a few freights. Here we see one of the R/C Masters at Industry Yard in February of 1978. I looked high and low for this long lost slide, somehow it got seperated and nearly destroyed; taking forever to clean up even this much in Photoshop.
At least now, it can be a record for all of us, on a short lived, but interesting period in SP's long history.[/glow]
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Post by SP 9811 on Sept 8, 2008 11:32:53 GMT -5
Great catch John, do you have a photo of the F unit "B" on the head end of the helper set?
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Post by espeelover on Sept 8, 2008 11:37:47 GMT -5
I did, but can not locate it...if this one was lost, so might it be also.
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Post by espeelover on Sept 9, 2008 6:50:15 GMT -5
Well then, here are three...
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Post by thespcaboose on Sept 17, 2008 8:25:58 GMT -5
Very good photos by all!!
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Post by gs4 on Sept 25, 2008 2:03:27 GMT -5
Nice pics John. Thanks for sharing them. I particularly like the shot of the BN unit
Cheers, Simon
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Post by espeelover on Oct 13, 2008 22:32:33 GMT -5
I had a pic of an RCU Car (103 I think), but can not find it right now. Somewhere, in the last few years, I downloaded this pic from the web for modeling purposes, but I forgot from where it came. Here is the one I "borrowed" just for educational or modeling purposes only, photo by Richard Curts.  |
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Post by espeefoamer on Oct 14, 2008 18:47:59 GMT -5
Back in the late 70s/early 80s,a few friends and I were in Colton Tower visiting the towerman late one night,when we saw an eastbound SP freight. the power was all from other roads.The set was B&0,Chessie System,and two high hood N&W units.We left the tower and chased the train over Beaumont hill. It was really cool! The units were in run 8 and the train was moving about 10-12 MPH. |
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Post by espeelover on Oct 15, 2008 2:33:08 GMT -5
Back in the late 70s/early 80s,a few friends and I were in Colton Tower visiting the towerman late one night,when we saw an eastbound SP freight. the power was all from other roads.The set was B&0,Chessie System,and two high hood N&W units.We left the tower and chased the train over Beaumont hill. It was really cool! The units were in run 8 and the train was moving about 10-12 MPH. ;D |
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Post by thespcaboose on Oct 15, 2008 17:43:14 GMT -5
I really like those casade green sceme units that BN had. Almost as must as the SP scarlet and grey.
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Post by espeelover on Nov 1, 2008 15:41:22 GMT -5
I really like those casade green sceme units that BN had. Almost as much as the SP scarlet and grey. I too have always thought that was a most handsome paint job. |
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