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Lunch With The Chief in Harrisburg, PA

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Posted by Frank53 on Thursday, March 1, 2007 5:03 PM
 jefelectric wrote:

We are planning a lunch of forum members & friends in Harrisburg, PA on March 24th, at 1:00 PM.  The location is Doc Hollidays Steak House, 469 Eisenhower Boulevard.

thanks for the heads up John, gives me enough time to schedule some dental work for that date and time.

 

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 1, 2007 4:33 PM
 RaleighTrainFan wrote:
 brwebster wrote:

Wish I could attend....unfortunately the drive is a bit much.  I could use some good ole train chat.  Isn't there some sort of train museum downtown where they have a GG1?

Bruce Webster

In the Harrisburg Transportation Center, which once was known as the train station, is the official state locomotive of Pennsylvania - a GG1. It's under the waiting platforms and is semi-exposed to the elements. The shell is somewhat banged up like it's been sledgehammered in spots. For all that, I'd never seen a GG1 in the flesh (so to speak) and I was happy to get the chance.

Sorta like my shell after years of marrital bliss.....and I'm nowhere near as old as a GG1 Wink [;)]

I've yet to have the pleasure of viewing a real GG1.  Maybe I'll check it out when I'm back in the Harrisburg area next fall

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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Thursday, March 1, 2007 2:55 PM
I am very sorry, but I will not be able to attend the lunch with the Chief. I will be busy supervising, my wife, as she rotates the tires on the car. Thanks for the invitation.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 1, 2007 2:49 PM
 brwebster wrote:

Wish I could attend....unfortunately the drive is a bit much.  I could use some good ole train chat.  Isn't there some sort of train museum downtown where they have a GG1?

Bruce Webster

In the Harrisburg Transportation Center, which once was known as the train station, is the official state locomotive of Pennsylvania - a GG1. It's under the waiting platforms and is semi-exposed to the elements. The shell is somewhat banged up like it's been sledgehammered in spots. For all that, I'd never seen a GG1 in the flesh (so to speak) and I was happy to get the chance.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 1, 2007 2:23 PM

Wish I could attend....unfortunately the drive is a bit much.  I could use some good ole train chat.  Isn't there some sort of train museum downtown where they have a GG1?

Bruce Webster

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Posted by Jumijo on Thursday, March 1, 2007 9:32 AM

I will not be able to attend the lunch with the Chief either. I am scheduled to alphabetize my ear wax collection. Sorry, I'm booked!

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Thursday, March 1, 2007 9:25 AM

I will be unable to have lunch with the Chief.  I am polishing the clothes hangers in my closet that day.  Sorry!  Maybe next time. Big Smile [:D]

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Lunch With The Chief in Harrisburg, PA
Posted by jefelectric on Thursday, March 1, 2007 7:46 AM

We are planning a lunch of forum members & friends in Harrisburg, PA on March 24th, at 1:00 PM.  The location is Doc Hollidays Steak House, 469 Eisenhower Boulevard.

Of course the subject of discussion will be TRAINS, which makes this a legal post on the forum.

At the present time I have 6 on the list.  If you will be attending please send me an email so we know about how many will be there.

Thanks,

John Fullerton Home of the BUBB&A  http://www.jeanandjohn.net/trains.html

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