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Western Railroad Discussion > Ghost hoppers from the pastDate: 01/12/22 11:55 Ghost hoppers from the past Author: santafe199 As I have often related, the day that Santa Fe hired me into train service in 1978 was officially my last day as a model railroader. My reasoning? You just can’t do any better than the 1:1 scale! One of the main reasons I got into 35mm photography in 1976 was to shoot photo “templates” of engines & cars for custom paint & decal work. That practice pretty much died out as I proceeded with my RR career.
Then I entered the digital age, and I suddenly realized I could fire at will without having to pay the costs of film & processing. I’ll never get back into paint & decal work. But I know I am in position to shoot all sorts of cars & paint schemes by virtue of being trackside as much as ever. So... for old time’s sake, and for that as-yet unborn model railroader 50 years from now, here are a couple of paint scheme flags that fell down on my watch. Who knows what will be falling down in 2072... ;^) 1. UP 5971 leads a unit grainer east out of Wamego, KS on December 10, 2021. 2. Trailing are a couple of fallen flag hoppers from those fondly remembered “days of yore”. KYLE 15787 (D&RGW) and... 3. RCPE 181158 (C&NW). Thanks for rolling by... :^) Lance Garrels santafe199 Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/12/22 11:56 by santafe199. Date: 01/12/22 13:26 Re: Ghost hoppers from the past Author: texchief1 Good rollby, Lance!
RC Lundgren Date: 01/13/22 16:39 Re: Ghost hoppers from the past Author: rrpreservation Thanks for sharing your photos!!
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