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How Sweet It Is!

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How Sweet It Is!
Posted by Flintlock76 on Thursday, August 13, 2020 9:41 PM

I was doing some exploring on the YouTube and found this 11 minute video of recently restored U.S. Sugar's Pacific 148.  Cool!  It sparkles like a diamond!

But not a black diamond, it's oil-fired.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LZKPIiisM8  

And here's the locomotive's story.

http://www.railfan.com/u-s-sugar-4-6-2-steams-again-in-florida/  

 

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Posted by ORNHOO on Saturday, August 15, 2020 2:38 PM

Somehow, your title brought something else to mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb9U5iOyJNg

 

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Saturday, August 15, 2020 3:20 PM

Thanks for that Ornhoo!  "The Jackie Gleason Show" was a Saturday night ritual for us when I was growing up.  It was good seeing Frank Fontaine again too!

"From Miami Beach, the sun and fun capital of the world, it's The Jackie Gleason Show!"  

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Posted by Overmod on Saturday, August 15, 2020 3:44 PM

Whose E units were those?  And where was that little stretch of single track with white ballast but a single-note horn?

It doesn't matter where, it doesn't matter when, South Rampart Street Parade always makes me smile -- it was my father's favorite piece of Dixie and it's now mine.

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Posted by BaltACD on Saturday, August 15, 2020 10:34 PM

Overmod
Whose E units were those?  And where was that little stretch of single track with white ballast but a single-note horn?

It doesn't matter where, it doesn't matter when, South Rampart Street Parade always makes me smile -- it was my father's favorite piece of Dixie and it's now mine.

The units that were seen at the opening of the Jackie Gleason clip were SAL units - it would appear that the train operated PRR - Washington - RF&P - Richmond - SAL to Miami.

Never too old to have a happy childhood!

              

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