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Merry Christmas Schlimn
Posted by Murphy Siding on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 9:40 AM

     and Mookie, Edblysard, zugmann, ChaveRR, Tree68, Murray, Norm48327, Deggesty, Zardoz, Randy Stahl, Csshegewisch, Paul D North, MP173, Samfp1943, BaltACD, Ulrich, MidlandMike, dakotafred, greyhounds, Falcon48, Overmod, Euclid, PNWRMNM, ConvictedOne, RRKen, CopCarSS, several others that I can't recall at the momement, and everyone else on this forum that I have interacted with and learned from this year.  I hope you all have a safe, happy, and warm Christmas.  Thanks for sharing your knowledge, your friendship and your sense of humor. 

Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 10:18 AM

And the very same to you, Murph, as well as everyone else.  Every now and then we get a little off track (pun intended), but by and large, we're just one big, happy, (if occasionally dysfunctional) family.

Happy Holidays!

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 11:58 AM

Wesoly Swiat i Bozego Narodzenia to you Murph, and to everybody else.

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Posted by schlimm on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 1:00 PM

Zittau narrow gauge steam locomotive train
And a Merry Christmas to Murphy and all the rest!

 

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Posted by zugmann on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 1:37 PM

Tat the Harz Narrow Gauge, Schlimm?

 

Merry Christmas to all on this forum.  We don't always agree - but what fun would this place be if we did?

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by schlimm on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 2:11 PM

zugmann
Tat the Harz Narrow Gauge

No, it's actually the Zittauer Narrow Gauge Railway, in the southeastern corner of Germany (where Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic meet) in Saxony's Zittau Mountains Nature Park.

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Posted by Firelock76 on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 2:23 PM

And the same to you Mr. Murphy!

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 4:20 PM

Merry Christmas to you Murphy and to all my forum friends here at trains.com

 

 

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 4:39 PM

To all the Merry Gentlemen that share space with me, (and the Ladies that might lurk behind them) a very Merry Christmas! Never has an education been so much fun!

 

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Posted by greyhounds on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 5:14 PM

Bah, Humbug!  (just kidding)

Have a Merry Christmas and a great 2015 everyone.

 

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Posted by zugmann on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 5:24 PM

schlimm

 

 

 

No, it's actually the Zittauer Narrow Gauge Railway, in the southeastern corner of Germany (where Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic meet) in Saxony's Zittau Mountains Nature Park.

 

I love those German steam engines.  They just look so much like brutes.

Some year I'd love to go over there.

 

50s and rain here, so the only snow to be found is in photos.

 

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by dakotafred on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 5:27 PM

Thank you, Murphy and all, and a merry Christmas indeed to you. There's simply no other railroad conversation like this one, and I sure wouldn't want to be without it. Looking forward to more of the same in the new year!

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Posted by jeffhergert on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 5:27 PM

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.

Jeff

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Posted by AgentKid on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 6:18 PM

Merry Christmas to all.

We will be having a brown Christmas with temps around freezing.

We have had a flu bug around the area which has resulted in sudden last minute plan chages for tomorrow. Nothing that can't be dealt with, except that my Mom's health has gotten to the point where she doesn't deal well with confusion anymore. I hope everything will get squared away.

Merry Christmas.

Bruce

 

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Posted by 54light15 on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 6:28 PM

Schlimm, Zugmann, I rode the Zittau railway a few years ago amongst others in East Germany. Does anyone here like steam powered trains? Anybody? Anybody? Bueller?

If so, go to East Germany. And to all, a Merry Christmas or happy Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, whatever as the case may be. Cheers!

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Posted by MidlandMike on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 7:34 PM

More eggnog!!

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Posted by NorthWest on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 8:20 PM

Merry Christmas to all, including those at Kalmbach that make this possible!

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 8:36 PM

MidlandMike

More eggnog!! 

Just don't chug it...

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Posted by Deggesty on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 9:42 PM

 Merry Christmas to all of you who have put up with me throughout the year,and contribute to our general fund of knowledge of what railroading is all about--what it has been, and what it is now.

Johnny

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Posted by edblysard on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 11:48 PM
To all my friends at Kalmbach, and to the forum family, a very Merry Christmas…
And to my buddies who have to work tomorrow….it’s double time and a half, 8 straight and 8 overtime hours pay…suck it up!
Seriously, all stay safe, stay sober and have a happy and safe holiday!

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Posted by BaltACD on Thursday, December 25, 2014 6:52 AM

Merry Christmas to all !

Never too old to have a happy childhood!

              

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Posted by CShaveRR on Thursday, December 25, 2014 10:09 AM

A merry Christmas and peace to all!

(Currently watching grandson opening a gift, then getting more pleasure out of an adjacent coat hanger.)

 

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