QUOTE: Originally posted by CSSHEGEWISCH I remember the "Little Train that Could" decals quite well. All of the passenger cars plus the 800's had them. I don't think that any of the 700's or the diesels (600's and 1500's) had them. Growing up about 150 yards from where South Shore crossed over the CWI and NKP leaves me with lots of childhood memories of the South Shore, including steeple cabs on work trains, the Fast Emergency Package Service cars on the 10:00 AM departure from Randolph Street (about 10:30 in Hegewisch) and waiting at 115th Street for the 3:21 train to take me home after high school let out for the day.
QUOTE: Originally posted by MP173 I have always known that railfans have an ability for detail...but Hegewisch, I think you are taking it a bit to the extreme to know about a drum solo performed over 40 years ago! That is serious recall. Mitch, I just finished running and my route takes my by the music hall, actually thru the entire university, including the Law School. I live just west of the hospital so the campus makes a great place to run. Let me know if you want to drop in some evening. ed
QUOTE: Originally posted by CSSHEGEWISCH Mitch; I may be mistaken but did you do a drum solo in the Civic Opera House in Chicago about 1964 or so as part of a drum & bugle corps standstill exhibition sponsored by "Drum Corps World" magazine? Sig Sakowicz was the M.C.
Carl
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QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR I'm not sure about the degree of "assent". I think in the case of the coal trains it's more like "I think I can". The passenger trains had no problem. That's why the orange cars wound up their days with those "The Little Train that Could" stickers on the front. As for the ascent, I wish I had a profile. But aren't you glad those coal trains aren't running down the middle of East Chicago along Route 312?
QUOTE: Originally posted by MP173 Mitch: You doing any VU banners or anything for them? I see they have quite a bit of new artwork in the old gym. We need to get together sometime you are coming over here. ed
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