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The BEST train you will ever see....
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 4, 2005 7:17 PM
On saturday morning we were treated to the "Liberty Limited" on route to Phila via the northeast corridor. If you aren't familiar with this train, it's discribed as "An all private car train hosting our servicemen and servicewomen from Walter Reed Army medical center and Bethesda Naval medical center to the 2005 Army/Navy football game." The power were a pair of E-9's painted in a Pennsy theme owned by a gentleman by the name of Bennet Levin (check spelling). these were followed by a collection of 16 private cars, some of the road names such as Chesapeak & Ohio, Louisville & Nashville and Pennsylvania. Not only was the power and cars so special and unique, so was its passengers....
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 5, 2005 5:22 AM
I've posted some pics of this train on my personal web site. I shoot in a large file format for best printing results. You are welcome to down load. The web site is primarily dedicated to my boys street hockey league , but on the guestbook page I post train pics....
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Posted by edblysard on Monday, December 5, 2005 6:01 AM
Nice shots...I see Jersey moms drive like Houston Moms...
Seriously, what a great idea...who ever thought it up should get some type of national recognition.
Thanks for the photos....
Ed

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 5, 2005 8:11 AM
It is great to see someone do something like this for our injured and disabled vets. Hope they enjoyed the trip and the game.
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Posted by CopCarSS on Monday, December 5, 2005 8:34 AM
Some nice shots of a unique and special train. Thanks for sharing!

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Posted by spbed on Monday, December 5, 2005 9:07 AM
#3985 with its consist in tow @ West Ogden UT Late August 05.

See my website for the pix.
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Posted by CopCarSS on Monday, December 5, 2005 10:01 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed

#3985 with its consist in tow @ West Ogden UT Late August 05.


Isn't it a little uncouth to hijack a thread about a special train for disabled vets with a self-promotion for shots that have been posted since September? I think a new thread for advertising your web page would have been in better taste.

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Posted by spbed on Monday, December 5, 2005 11:05 AM
The question was the best train your ever saw & I would certainly think that #3985 with its consist under power certainly qualifies as "best train". [:p]



Originally posted by CopCarSS

Originally posted by spbed
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Posted by zardoz on Monday, December 5, 2005 11:05 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by CopCarSS

QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed

#3985 with its consist in tow @ West Ogden UT Late August 05.


Isn't it a little uncouth to hijack a thread about a special train for disabled vets with a self-promotion for shots that have been posted since September? I think a new thread for advertising your web page would have been in better taste.

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Posted by locomutt on Monday, December 5, 2005 12:40 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by CopCarSS

QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed

#3985 with its consist in tow @ West Ogden UT Late August 05.


Isn't it a little uncouth to hijack a thread about a special train for disabled vets with a self-promotion for shots that have been posted since September? I think a new thread for advertising your web page would have been in better taste.


Couldn't Agree with you more,you hit the "nail" on the "head"!!

BEASLEYS,Those are very good pictures;and Thank You very much for
sharing them with us !

Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 5, 2005 5:29 PM
In response to edblysard...I saw a flyer stating that this trip was sponsored by " The American Railroad Industry, Americas Private Railroad Car Owners in collaboration with the Army War College Foundation Inc" . Apparently this was the first of what would hopefully be many more trips like it.
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Posted by CSXrules4eva on Monday, December 5, 2005 7:06 PM
BEASLEYS, nice shots. I'm only a bit upset that I didn't have knowledge of a train such as the Liberty Limited, coming to Philadelphia on the NEC. I only live about 15 mins from the NEC, and I also live in Philadelphia, so I'm really surprised I didn't hear about that one. I need to get out more huh?....lol
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 5, 2005 7:43 PM
I got a phone call at 10:00 that morning from a close friend who has the (pardon the pun) INSIDE TRACK on these kind of things. If you notice there were only 4 others at the Eddystone train station to witness this great train. In the future I will do my best to post this type of info here.
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Posted by blhanel on Monday, December 5, 2005 7:44 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed

The question was the best train your ever saw & I would certainly think that #3985 with its consist under power certainly qualifies as "best train". [:p]


Um, it WASN'T a question, spbed, it was a STATEMENT. And one which I fully agree with- a special excursion with classic power being used for a good and charitable cause beats any other special any day.



[:P] back at ya.

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