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Posted by espeefoamer on Saturday, July 24, 2004 1:40 PM
ride,take pictures
and chase the
big beautiful locomotive
race past at
full track speed[:)].
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Posted by Noah Hofrichter on Saturday, July 24, 2004 12:43 PM
Where ever they
go, they are
sure to be
watched by all
the railfans in
the area, who
are eager to
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Posted by UPTRAIN on Saturday, July 24, 2004 11:51 AM
or St. Louis

Pump

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Posted by guilfordrr on Saturday, July 24, 2004 11:43 AM
The North Pole?
Argentina? Who knows?
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Posted by Noah Hofrichter on Thursday, July 22, 2004 5:27 PM
As we reach
post number 1000,
with the big
boys still steaming,
we begin to
wonder "Where are
the Big Boys
actually headed to?"
Could it be
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Posted by espeefoamer on Thursday, July 22, 2004 3:20 PM
which attract many
fans and make
lots of money
for UP which
is what they
are really after!
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Posted by espeefoamer on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 6:11 PM
UP runs its
steam railfan trips
[:)][:D][8D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 5:48 PM
way that the
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Posted by Noah Hofrichter on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 2:09 PM
We are all
Very happy about
this as we
all Like the
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Posted by espeefoamer on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 1:06 PM
and they are
running next weekend
over Tennesee Pass
which was reopened
three days ago[:p]
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Posted by AlcoRS11Nut on Monday, July 19, 2004 7:35 PM
someone found the resources to restore them
I love the smell of ALCo smoke in the Morning. "Long live the 251!!!" I miss the GBW and my favorite uncle is Uncle Pete. Uncle Pete eats Space Noodles for breakfast.
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Posted by Noah Hofrichter on Monday, July 19, 2004 1:19 PM
But he was
wrong, as it's
still alive. Just
like the Big
boy's it's gotten
a second chance
at life.......for
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Posted by bnsfkline on Monday, July 19, 2004 12:41 PM
but he escapped
and said to
everyone on the
trains magazine forums
"Apperntly this thread
has no more
life, so it
is one deader
than dead thread!"

THE END
Jim Tiroch RIP Saveria DiBlasi - My First True Love and a Great Railfanning Companion Saveria Danielle DiBlasi Feb 5th, 1986 - Nov 4th, 2008 Check em out! My photos that is: http://bnsfkline.rrpicturearchives.net and ALS2001 Productions http://www.youtube.com/ALS2001
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Posted by AlcoRS11Nut on Monday, July 19, 2004 8:50 AM
by tying him to the railroad tracks
I love the smell of ALCo smoke in the Morning. "Long live the 251!!!" I miss the GBW and my favorite uncle is Uncle Pete. Uncle Pete eats Space Noodles for breakfast.
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Posted by guilfordrr on Sunday, July 18, 2004 5:15 PM
Eisner was really

P.Oed, and ended

up taking out

his anger on

poor Mickey Mouse[:D]
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Posted by espeefoamer on Saturday, July 17, 2004 3:13 PM
and sent the
bill to Disney
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Posted by guilfordrr on Saturday, July 17, 2004 8:35 AM
The Big Boys

wouldn't fit into

the Disney stations,

so Union Pacific

repainted some

of their old

4-4-0s to Disney
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Posted by Noah Hofrichter on Friday, July 16, 2004 2:56 PM
and in outerspace!
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Posted by espeefoamer on Friday, July 16, 2004 2:34 PM
Disney! Happiest place
on the earth
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Posted by Noah Hofrichter on Friday, July 16, 2004 1:29 PM
many people go,
the land of
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 15, 2004 7:07 PM
the place where
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Posted by Noah Hofrichter on Thursday, July 15, 2004 2:24 PM
to and from
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Posted by espeefoamer on Thursday, July 15, 2004 2:10 PM
mail and passengers
safely and on
time every day
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Posted by Noah Hofrichter on Thursday, July 15, 2004 2:06 PM
over the Canal
and throught the
forest to South
America, where they
know they way
to carry the
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Posted by espeefoamer on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 1:53 PM
to go where
no Big Boy
has gone before
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Posted by guilfordrr on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 1:36 PM
Maui Central short

line, where there

is no Amtrak

service. Meanwhile, the

Big Boys continued
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 10:45 PM
it is the
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Posted by cpbloom on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 9:33 PM
or Conpit Jct.
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Posted by cpbloom on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 9:31 PM
or Horsehoe curve
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Posted by cpbloom on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 9:29 PM
it isn't Sandpatch

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