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Nostalgia & History > F-unit Friday - La Veta Pass SLRG 1100Date: 10/16/20 09:33 F-unit Friday - La Veta Pass SLRG 1100 Author: cozephyr San Luis & Rio Grande 1100, FP10 originally built December 1946 - rebuilt by MK; ex-MBTA FP10 1100 < nee GM&O F3A #805A, on east side of SLRG's Alamosa Shop at Alamosa, Colorado, Saturday, 10 October 2020. Sharp paint scheme-!
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 10/16/20 09:39 by cozephyr.    Date: 10/16/20 10:53 Re: F-unit Friday - La Veta Pass SLRG 1100 Author: refarkas Great looking images.
Bob Date: 10/16/20 13:40 Re: F-unit Friday - La Veta Pass SLRG 1100 Author: tehachcond Is that unit used at all?
Brian Black Castle Rock, CO Date: 10/16/20 15:18 Re: F-unit Friday - La Veta Pass SLRG 1100 Author: skyview Nice set of images. Never shot that unit.
Date: 10/16/20 17:44 Re: F-unit Friday - La Veta Pass SLRG 1100 Author: MILW16 Judging by the rust on the rail I'd say it is not used very often. The paint sure has held up well.
Date: 10/16/20 18:08 Re: F-unit Friday - La Veta Pass SLRG 1100 Author: SPDRGWfan Shades of Boston and Maine scheme.
Posted from Android Date: 10/17/20 06:37 Re: F-unit Friday - La Veta Pass SLRG 1100 Author: Evan_Werkema Up through the late 1990's on the Cape Cod Railway at least, this unit still had GM&O's trademark poling pockets on the front pilot. Looks like the Historic St. Marys Railway that had it next gave it a whole new front pilot, and took off the MBTA-era "bug-eye" red marker lights as well.
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