Steam & Excursion > My Steam oddity entry: Relax and have a puff on that st

Some have seen this before, but this is how the Steam Boss relaxed at Sacramento Railfair 99. Since that time, he's joined the ranks of those who watch their figure a bit more. :-)

For those unfamiliar, the Steam Boss is Steve Lee of Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Jim Burrill
Steam Crew Geek
Loveland, Colorado

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Did he play that banjo?

Required lung conditioning for the upcoming trip home thru Sierra tunnels

SteveD Wrote:
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> Required lung conditioning for the upcoming trip
> home thru Sierra tunnels

Alas the training was for naught. Railfair 99 was when the 844 had a flue fail and her the the 3985 went home under tow.

I remember the GGRM booth was across from where the 844 was when the incident happened. A lot of the t-shirts, hats, etc. got a nice spotting job from the fallout. I joked to one of our folks working the booth that they ought to raise the prices for these one of a kind railfan items complete with genuine 844 soot. Don't think they did, but I do see someone around the yard wearing one of the spotted hats every now and again.

DaveE