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highrailjon
Member since
January 2004
From: The South
480 posts
Posted by
highrailjon
on Friday, August 26, 2005 9:48 PM
A funny tale. I wanted to order something that would light up at night for my son's enjoyment as the train rounded the tracks. I called and purchased a couple of Bachmann old time passenger cars that looked like they would do the trick. The sales fellow asked what I was pulling them behind and I told him a Shay. He said, "You know that Shay's never pulled passenger cars , don't you?" I explained to him, yes, but then again he probably has never rode a train in Mississippi, either!!![:D][:D][:D][;)] (click to enlarge photo)
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Chompers
Member since
April 2003
From: New York
214 posts
Posted by
Chompers
on Saturday, August 27, 2005 7:57 AM
highrailjon,
how much did those cars cost?
ALSO congrats. you can actuallyrun trains on the railway.
The P.C.&.M.R.R SA#14
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Anonymous
Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Saturday, August 27, 2005 10:54 AM
Jon,
Shays did pull passenger cars at times, and still do on tourist trains. That''s the thing about narrow gauge branch lines. Everything ended up pulling everything at one time or the other. I was just reading the other day about a tourist line pulling pasenger cars with a double header of Shays..
You can find a prototype for just about anything.[:D]
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highrailjon
Member since
January 2004
From: The South
480 posts
Posted by
highrailjon
on Saturday, August 27, 2005 4:59 PM
Chompers, The combine was 45.00 and the observation was a couple bucks extra.
Turk, That's what I thought as well!!!!!![:D][;)]
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