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    South Sound, WA state

    Here are some videos I've taken in and around the Centralia WA area, with an emphasis on Napavine Hill:
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    UP 2646 on the head of Amtrak Cascades norhtbound

    Just passed through Nisqually, WA about 20 minutes ago. The train was moving very slowly with the UP loco on point. The normal power was at the other end, cold.
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    SP Bay Window caboose in Chehalis, WA

    Spotted this over where the SW switcher is kept, close to the site of the old MLW depot. I have no idea how long it's been there: More on the hack in question: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/rspicture.aspx?id=460993 Beats me if it's to be used as a switching platform, private collection of...
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    "Big Bang Theory" show mocking train fans... again

    Did anyone catch the episode last night where they all ride the Napa Wine train? Other than a badly pronouced attempt at saying, "ALCO" they got everything right. Makes me wonder if one of the writers is a train fan or truly hates them. I can't tell which. They sure make a lot of derisive...
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    C&O boiler explosion details?

    I recently saw a photo that shows the aftermath of a boiler explosion, and the engine sure looked like a C&O Kanawha to me. The smokebox front is gone and the tubes are splayed radiating out, as far as 10-15 feet, in all kinds of angles from the front. I saw no mid-course or firebox damages from...


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