Hi All,
I have donned my asbestos suit and am ready for a severe flaming, but I
have always thought that EMD E8's were far better looking engines than PA's. I
may be the only person not employed by EMD to think that (I did grow up in
Detroit.), but that's my humble opinion. I'd take an F unit over an FA any day
on looks, but of course Baldwin Sharks beat all! One of my favorite quotes
from an old railroader was about FA's. "Those things would slip running light
through the sand house!"
Jamie Bothwell
Bethlehem, PA
PS If you are coming to my house with pitchforks and torches, be careful. I
finally fixed the screen in the front door. You have to open it again. You
can't just step through any more!
On Oct 1, 2012, at 8:31 PM, Thomas Baker wrote:
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> Bud,
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> I was lucky enough to ride the "Adirondack" while Bucky Dumaine was
> president. I had spent six weeks studying German at the Middlebury College
> Ssummer Language School. After the program ended, I got to Burlington, rode a
> ferry across Lake Champlain, and flagged down the southbound train at Port
> Kent. Had a great ride behind one of the ALCO PA units in D&H warbonnet
> paint. Rode as far as Renssalaer and then got on the mortal remains of the
> "20th Centruy" and rode that to Chicago. The PC train was late and thus I had
> to wait to get on the "Blackhawk" to Minneapolis to meet up with my wife. The
> PA will always be a great memory.
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> Tom
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