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Date: 09/20/19 09:31
Train 117 on the KP
Author: rock4310

Here is a photo of UP's train 117 blasting through Hays, Kansas on August 1, 1978. U30C's and Frisco's SD-45s were a common sight during this time. The Hays City Flour Mills burned down long ago, now it is a small park next to the tracks. Water tower is gone also, replaced by a much larger one northeast of town. 

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Date: 09/20/19 10:44
Re: Train 117 on the KP
Author: refarkas

Great colorful lashup and interesting background - Well done.
Bob

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Date: 09/20/19 11:17
Re: Train 117 on the KP
Author: overniteman

Nice image!

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Date: 09/20/19 11:32
Re: Train 117 on the KP
Author: SP8595

Great shot!

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Date: 09/20/19 11:45
Re: Train 117 on the KP
Author: santafe199

Nice shot, Glenn! That's the 117 I'll always remember! Manifest train with the ever-present cadre of pigs up front...

Lance

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Date: 09/20/19 17:07
Re: Train 117 on the KP
Author: LV95032

Nice backdrop!

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Date: 09/20/19 20:01
Re: Train 117 on the KP
Author: SCKP187

Great photo and backdrop scenery.  That certainly is the #117 train template of that era, and appears to be pretty much running on #17s schedule as was the preferred practice.
Brian Stevens

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