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Nickel Plate Berk 765, in disguise as C&O Kanawha 2765, receives attention at Montgomery, W.V., on the return leg of a Huntington-Hinton "New River Train" excursion in October, 1993.

Art House
Gettysburg, Pa.

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Timeless!

Thnaks,
Jack

This picture takes me back in time and is part of how I got involved on the 765. I grew up in Montgomery so I never missed a time the 765 come through town. It also helped that my father was also fire chief in Montgomery during the early 90's as well.

Present time I'm very proud and lucky to serve on the engine crew of the 765! Now if there is someway I can ever get the chance to fire her through Montgomery.......

Art, do you remember which of the four trips that was? My wife and I rode the last one, on Sunday (24th?) and made a late stop after dark in Montgomery. Our car host let me get out to take some video and it was quite an experience. Local firefighters serviced the water and a lot of local people were out to see the train, even though it had already made three trips the Saturday and weekend before. When we left Montgomery, that hooter whistle echoing as we went through the trees outside of town was mesmerizing.

firefighter25dfd Wrote:
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> Present time I'm very proud and lucky to serve on
> the engine crew of the 765! Now if there is
> someway I can ever get the chance to fire her
> through Montgomery.......


I recommend a Delorean, some Libyan plutonium, and setting the date to 1986 ;)

johnacraft Wrote:
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> firefighter25dfd Wrote:
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>
> > Present time I'm very proud and lucky to serve
> on
> > the engine crew of the 765! Now if there is
> > someway I can ever get the chance to fire her
> > through Montgomery.......
>
>
> I recommend a Delorean, some Libyan plutonium, and
> setting the date to 1986 ;)


Funny about the Delorean, we had one chasing us Sunday on the CVSR.


Also about the picture, the grade crossing has since been removed and the signals will be coming down in the next few days. CSX has since put up new signals. R.I.P. C&O railroad!

nycman Wrote:
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> Art, do you remember which of the four trips that
> was? My wife and I rode the last one, on Sunday
> (24th?) and made a late stop after dark in
> Montgomery. Our car host let me get out to take
> some video and it was quite an experience. Local
> firefighters serviced the water and a lot of local
> people were out to see the train, even though it
> had already made three trips the Saturday and
> weekend before. When we left Montgomery, that
> hooter whistle echoing as we went through the
> trees outside of town was mesmerizing.

It was a Saturday trip, but I can't recall if it was the first or second weekend.....

Art

aehouse Wrote:
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> Nickel Plate Berk 765, in disguise as C&O Kanawha
> 2765, receives attention at Montgomery, W.V., on
> the return leg of a Huntington-Hinton "New River
> Train" excursion in October, 1993.
>
> Art House
> Gettysburg, Pa.

Guess we were rubbing shoulder's on that trip Art, I was driving a black Chevy Astro van.
Ed K. cp Laurel Run

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m1bprr Wrote:
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> Guess we were rubbing shoulder's on that trip Art,
> I was driving a black Chevy Astro van.
> Ed K. cp Laurel Run


Ed,

It appears from the various photos that you and I have separately posted over time, that we were shoulder to shoulder on many occasions!

Art