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Railroaders' Nostalgia > Heading to Railfair 99Date: 04/09/23 16:12 Heading to Railfair 99 Author: GCCIteacher UP 844 and UP 3985 departing Winnmeuccca (Rose Creek actually) in May of 1999. Destination was the California State Railroad Museuem via a stop over in Sparks.
![]() Date: 04/09/23 16:18 Re: Heading to Railfair 99 Author: CarolVoss We were on board!
C Carol Voss Bakersfield, CA Date: 04/10/23 08:15 Re: Heading to Railfair 99 Author: UP3806 Paced it between Cheyenne and Rawlins.
Tom Date: 04/10/23 12:33 Re: Heading to Railfair 99 Author: HotWater CarolVoss Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > We were on board! > C Me too. Fireman for Engineer Bob Krieger on 3985. Date: 04/10/23 13:18 Re: Heading to Railfair 99 Author: CarolVoss HotWater Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > CarolVoss Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > We were on board! > > C > > Me too. Fireman for Engineer Bob Krieger on 3985. And experienced the scary episode when the diesel crapped out in the tunnel!! I was listening on the scanner. C Carol Voss Bakersfield, CA Date: 04/10/23 14:30 Re: Heading to Railfair 99 Author: HotWater CarolVoss Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > HotWater Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > CarolVoss Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > We were on board! > > > C > > > > Me too. Fireman for Engineer Bob Krieger on > 3985. > And experienced the scary episode when the diesel > crapped out in the tunnel!! I was listening on the > scanner. > C Yes! Definitely NOT fun. Even with the all-weather cab all closed up, it was VERY loud, and VERY, VERY hot. Must have gotten over 200 degrees. Luckily, we all had the air-hoods on for breathing "fresh air". Date: 04/11/23 22:58 Re: Heading to Railfair 99 Author: jcaestecker Can you explain the experience for those of us who have never been a steam locomotive cab?
-John Date: 04/12/23 07:39 Re: Heading to Railfair 99 Author: HotWater jcaestecker Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Can you explain the experience for those of us who > have never been a steam locomotive cab? > > -John Pretty sure that I have "written this up" previously for a magazine, but "VERY hot and VERY loud" inside a tunnel/snow shed, pretty well sums it up. |