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#31 User is offline   atsf37l 

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Posted 07 March 2017 - 06:18 PM

Three pages and no warbonnets!?!?!?

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There. That's better. :bigboss:

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Posted 07 March 2017 - 07:56 PM

Very true. Warbonnets are classic thru and thru! :good:

....and I'll never forgive BNSF for abandoning the Santa Fe cigar band.

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Posted 07 March 2017 - 08:47 PM

I, too, was surprised, Herb. http://www.elvastower.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/pardon.gif

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Posted 08 March 2017 - 05:07 AM

Some from this outfit

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Posted 19 March 2017 - 08:37 PM

N&W F-units on the Buffalo route:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o55/jcatsby/MSTS%20Screens/Buffalo/NW-BuffaloFreightFandA/1.NW-BuffaloFreight.jpg

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Posted 19 March 2017 - 08:44 PM

B&M F-units leading a batch of deadhead sleepers on a NHRR/B&M "summer camp special" in the late 1960s. Running on Paul Charland's CT River Line route:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o55/jcatsby/MSTS%20Screens/CTRiverLine/BM-NH-CampSpecial/3.BM-NH.CampSpecial.jpg

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Posted 19 March 2017 - 08:46 PM

NICE! http://www.elvastower.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/dance3.gif

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Posted 19 March 2017 - 09:38 PM

CNW rebuilt a number of F7s to create HEP-equipped units for Chicago commuter service; an example from ~1965 is shown:

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Posted 19 March 2017 - 09:43 PM

A trio of veteran Western Pacific F-units lead a westbound freight near Portola, CA circa 1969:

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Posted 20 March 2017 - 08:46 AM

Oh, yeah! http://www.elvastower.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/jumpy.gif

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