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spankybird
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News FLASH off the AP
Posted by spankybird on Thursday, April 1, 2004 11:01 AM
HI ALL,

News FLASH off the AP


Railroads will have to return to Steam – Coal Powered in order to conserve our oil reserves. This will allow gasoline prices to fall below $1.00 per gallon.





Oh yea


APRIL FOOL
[D)][(-D][:-^] [:o)]


I did this tongue in cheek, but check this out on the 4449

http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/005/049zeifd.asp

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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 1, 2004 2:14 PM
Good one, I got my 5 year old daughter this morning. I told her she had a snow day so school was canceled!! They're so gullible at that age. Of course here in Buffalo it might not have been a joke since we have had some pretty good snow storms this late in the season.
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 1, 2004 2:21 PM
My son got me and my wife 9 years ago today.
Today is his birthday!
[bday] to Kody
Dad
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FJ and G
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Posted by FJ and G on Thursday, April 1, 2004 2:31 PM
Spankybird,

Interestingly I'm right now working on getting some article together for my magazine, the Military Engineer, regarding power stations--coal, hydro, nuke.

If anyone has a favorite power plant they'd like featured in this magazine, I'd be happy to do so, email me at dvergun@same.org.

Coal plants, btw, are numerous along rail lines. I haven't seen too many power plants on toy train layouts, but a coal, hydro, or even a nuke plant like at San Onofre, Calif, which is near the tracks, would be pretty cool.

dav
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spankybird
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Posted by spankybird on Thursday, April 1, 2004 2:39 PM
No fooling Gomez, it's snowing in Cleveland, OH.

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jkerklo
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Posted by jkerklo on Thursday, April 1, 2004 3:58 PM
WOW. Back to coal.

Let's fire up the 4005!

John Kerklo
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jkerklo
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Posted by jkerklo on Thursday, April 1, 2004 4:21 PM
Confirmed that snowing with my brother in Akron. (Mostly to gloat.)

It is near 80, and sunny here in Denver.

John Kerklo
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jkerklo
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Posted by jkerklo on Thursday, April 1, 2004 6:07 PM
If we want to conserve oil reserves or lower train operating costs, why not electrify more trackage. The investment would be high, but cost savings would be significant, or is electric power too costly here.

Seems like any train video of Europe is mostly electric trains.

John Kerklo
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Buckeye Riveter
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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Thursday, April 1, 2004 8:24 PM
Springtime on the Mainline of CSX entering Cleveland at 5:00 pm today looking west. [^][:O]

Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum. Smile, Wink & Grin

Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..

Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR

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ChiefEagles
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Posted by ChiefEagles on Thursday, April 1, 2004 9:35 PM
Sun Shinning in FL. Sorry gang. I'll send you a ray or two. Someone has to do this job. Why not me? God bless you all.

God bless TCA 05-58541   Benefactor Member of the NRA,  Member of the American Legion,   Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville Laugh,   KC&D QualifiedCowboy       

             

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spankybird
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Posted by spankybird on Friday, April 2, 2004 5:49 AM
Buckeye, you should have told me you were in town. You know I work on the west side of Cleveland (W130 & Brookpark)

tom

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