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Did you see that?
Posted by smcgill on Thursday, July 22, 2004 6:25 AM
While driving on the Mass. Pike (Alston Area) I think I saw a Southern Pacific pass. train Rehabed?
Hiding in the Large contaner yard,It was panted Maroon?
Any one have the stink?

Mischief

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Posted by mustanggt on Thursday, July 22, 2004 7:26 AM
If theyre maroon theyre probably some old B&M cars that the MBTA used before they got those pullman standard horizon coaches
C280 rollin'
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Posted by smcgill on Monday, August 2, 2004 6:58 AM
Up date to what I saw!
When I went by the yard again ---- There was a Big Black engine ( hidden behind containers) but the cars were --- Norfolk & Southern in the maroon paint !
I was wandering if any one knows why they were here?

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, August 2, 2004 9:04 AM
Could they have been taking some virginia delegates to the convention in Boston?
stay safe
Joe

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Posted by dharmon on Monday, August 2, 2004 10:03 AM
It's the rolling laboratory train from the XFiles carrying aliens.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 2, 2004 10:14 AM
Ahhh, an X-Files fan. I suppose the cigarrette smoking man was there too?

I like your idea JoeKoh, they had to have been some people of importance, the maroon passenger cars aren't seen often out of Roanoke.

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