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Nice shot - GTW 5847 is an ex-PL&E unit.
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Milwaukee Road Olympian leaving Seattle, Washington. I would be nice if folks would bother to include a description when they post images.
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Some really old stuff........just like me.:D
1. Former GN express boxcar in MOW service near Sultan, WA. 2008.
2. Former GN 40' boxcar in MOW service at Centralia, WA. 2005.
3. CP round roof boxcar converted to bunk car at Mission, BC. 1985.
4. Former GN wood sheathed box car converted to...
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Henry - I'm sure the image is sharp. I think the problem is in re-sizing. Try sizing your image to 96 pixels per inch and a width of 10". Then do a 'save as' and chose a jpeg quality level of around 10. Should post just find. Nice shot.
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Good to see you posting again. I enjoy Australian style railroading, although I still can't get used to the off-center look of these locos.
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Is that your outstanding field that you're standing in?
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Is this a license built unit or all Australian design?
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It is ironic seeing an ex-Rio Grande unit converted to narrow gauge. Keep up the posts, I enjoy seeing Brazilian railroading.
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Here's a link to an explosion in 1936. A C&O Mallet involved this time. I don't know the wheel arrangement but the C&O had lots of 2-6-6-2's in service around Beckley WV where this occured.
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A C&O H8 Allegheny had a catastrophic crown sheet boiler explosion at Hinton WV in June 1953. The force of the explosion tore the boiler from the frame killing the three man crew and tossing the boiler end of end ahead of the remains of the locomotive. I haven't been able to find anything about...
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