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Re: [BRHSlist] Lines west (and south)

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Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Lines west (and south)
From: "Rick Patterson" <rpatter@t...>
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 06:54:11 -0700
References: <20010323132231.5233.qmail@w...>
My apologies to all my friends from "back east" (east of Alliance). When I made 
my unfortunate reference to "flatlanders" I was referring to the altitude, not 
the grade. 
Rick Patterson
----- Original Message ----- 
From: John Mitchell 
To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 6:22 AM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Lines west (and south)


Check BB#35. Goreville Hill still has to have pushers.
This is not flatland!!!
John D. Mitchell
--- Ken martin <kmartin@c...> wrote:
> John
> 
> To this guy who grew up in Burlington, Iowa is not
> flat however it cannot
> compare to the grades the C&S narrow gauge ran going
> to Leadville. 8^)
> 
> Ken Martin
> Q and C&Sng modeler
> 
> John Lewis wrote:
> > 
> > Rick,
> > 
> > You kill me! You have obviously never seen a
> westbound freight pull the hill in God's Country
> (Palmyra Missouri)...sometimes having to double or
> grab motors off a eastbound. Flat? Take a look at
> the grade from Mark Bottoms to the siding west of
> Palmyra!
> > 
> > Besides, yall out in Wyoming have TWO Burlington
> (by gosh) O5s in your state!
> > 
> > Regards,
> > John Lewis
> > San Diego California
> > (out real west!)
> > T
> 


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