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Steam & Excursion > Out-of-town foamer at LAUPT, 1977Date: 04/12/21 21:10 Out-of-town foamer at LAUPT, 1977 Author: Espee2019 In the month of April
 Date: 04/12/21 22:42 Re: Out-of-town foamer at LAUPT, 1977 Author: Elesco Pretty funny. This I presume was during the return run to Portland after AFT was over.
Date: 04/13/21 05:10 Re: Out-of-town foamer at LAUPT, 1977 Author: HotWater Elesco Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Pretty funny. This I presume was during the > return run to Portland after AFT was over. Yes. We had a few days lay-over in LA. Also, note Dick Yager in the background. Date: 04/13/21 07:10 Re: Out-of-town foamer at LAUPT, 1977 Author: Frisco1522 I always thought it was too bad that nobody could coax Dick Yager out of his shell.
Date: 04/13/21 07:58 Re: Out-of-town foamer at LAUPT, 1977 Author: BoilingMan Frisco1522 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I always thought it was too bad that nobody could > coax Dick Yager out of his shell. Some folks are like that- shy, soft spoken, and contemplative. SR Date: 04/13/21 09:09 Re: Out-of-town foamer at LAUPT, 1977 Author: wcamp1472 When I met Yeager , he was the opposite character.. Loud, Boisterous, joking and
given "to riding-off in all directions at once..." Especially if there were live steam engines to be caught! To me, he was a joyous "hoot" to be around.. When the 4449's tender drawbar pin fell out*, near DelRio, Tx, it was Yeager that found it in the weeds and hoisted it on his shoulder, then carried it the better part of a mile, up the tracks --- then he crawled under the tender and single-handedly pushed it up, and back into place.. A 6- inch diameter steel pin by almost 4 ft long... weighs about 380 lbs He was a BEAR of strength ... Loved your picture of Doyle, above.. W. (* The New Orleans World's Fair excursion/ display train) Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/13/21 09:42 by wcamp1472. Date: 04/13/21 09:22 Re: Out-of-town foamer at LAUPT, 1977 Author: BoilingMan Left cushion and a snack. God was in His Heaven, and All was Right.
SR  Date: 04/13/21 13:20 Re: Out-of-town foamer at LAUPT, 1977 Author: OSWishram Yes, Dick Yager was a nice guy. I liked him a lot, a "real hoot to be around." Knew him in Chicago days.
BW Date: 04/14/21 17:30 Re: Out-of-town foamer at LAUPT, 1977 Author: shortlineboss One time in the Salmonberry River Canyon on the Port of Tillamook Bay, Dick found out that Oregon State Police Game Officers were State Troopers also.
Mike Root Madras, OR Date: 04/14/21 18:53 Re: Out-of-town foamer at LAUPT, 1977 Author: wabash2800 Did he get in somekind of trouble?
shortlineboss Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > One time in the Salmonberry River Canyon on the > Port of Tillamook Bay, Dick found out that Oregon > State Police Game Officers were State Troopers > also. |