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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