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Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-15-08 07:30 AM
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Choo Choooooo!
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Tyler Durden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-15-08 07:50 AM
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1. I see this one all the time...

Pere Marquette 1225 out of Owosso Michigan Steam Rail Institute. Also the digital scan for "The Polar Express".
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quip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-15-08 08:04 AM
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3. Have you seen it IN LEGO???
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Tyler Durden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-15-08 08:11 AM
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4. Pretty cool.
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quip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-15-08 08:12 AM
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5. My son built it!
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RetroLounge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-15-08 07:52 AM
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2. C&NW Ten-Wheeler #1385


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Tyler Durden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-15-08 08:29 AM
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7. Seen these up close and personal as well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MVJRH67Uv0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP1_4ymsIig&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8BXipiLfwA&feature=related

The line goes North out of Houston right down the median of the freeway. I rode beside UPRR 844 for about an hour at 70+ mph, yelling myself hoarse.
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RetroLounge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-15-08 08:20 AM
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6. Soo Line #1003 steaming in the rain


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Tyler Durden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-15-08 08:36 AM
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8. Milwakee Road 261 running FAST
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qexiUBD1uAY&feature=related

ALCO 4-8-4 has one of the most BEAUTIFUL minor triad whistles I've ever heard.

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RetroLounge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-15-08 08:40 AM
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9. Caught it in Milwaukee 2 years ago


Gorgeous...

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RetroLounge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-15-08 08:44 AM
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10. Soo Line #2719, Spooner Wisconsin


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