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#1 User is offline   timmuir 

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Posted 18 February 2009 - 08:55 PM

...a person or a thing that is chronologically out of place ; especially : one from a former age that is incongruous in the present (Webster)

Such is the case with the following pictures.

The place: Just north of Keddie, California on the "Inside Gateway", northern extension of Western Pacific to meet the Great Northern at Klamath Falls, Oregon.

The time: Approximately late 1960's.

The equipment: Jon Davis's payware St.Louis & North Arkansas 4-6-0 #5 pulling 8 passenger cars and 1 express, with Frisco 2-8-0 #724 helping on the rear.

The reason? No reason other than wanting to watch and listen to JD's Turn-of-the-Century steam working hard up the mountain grades ;-)

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Motorists slow to pace the hard-working old tea kettles, staring in disbelief at what can only be museum pieces...

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This shot was accidental in that the next 4-key stroke placed the camera in this precipitous position. Too good to pass up...

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Thanks for your indulgence. :burp:

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Posted 18 February 2009 - 09:09 PM

I felt that, Bro...

:burp:

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Posted 18 February 2009 - 10:02 PM

:burp: Wow! That's sweet!

Tim, I hate to report that I've yet have the chance to break out the 650's.

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 08:59 AM

steam on the WP, can't have more fun then that

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 10:09 AM

Ooooo, Baby!!!!!!! :burp:

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 09:18 PM

SP&S 701

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 09:47 PM

View Posttimmuir, on Feb 19 2009, 09:18 PM, said:

...SP&S 701 ...

YES! :burp: Nice shots Jim and Tim :lol:

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 10:52 PM

Excuse my ignorance, but what's the route, please?

Cheers Bazza

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Posted 20 February 2009 - 03:47 AM

Cap'n:

It's 3D Trains Western Pacific Feather River Route. Available here:

http://www.3dtrains.com

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Posted 20 February 2009 - 07:14 AM

View Postcaptain_bazza, on Feb 19 2009, 10:52 PM, said:

Excuse my ignorance, but what's the route, please?

Cheers Bazza
The Western Pacific is one of two payware routes I have. And worth every penny I paid for it. It comes with some really nice equipment also. Scenery is superb.
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