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Chet Roberts is working on his engine as steam pressure is building in the boiler. Frank Foti with his engine "East Wind" on one of the steaming bays. |
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Skip Frank still has the exhaust blower on the stack of his engine as the boiler pressure builds. Meanwhile Bill Bodemer, Chet and George Metts are behind the engine that is ready to run. |
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Linda Harris watches as Frank looks over his engine before the run. In the yard we catch Don Spiedel with his speeder shuffling cars around for the makeup of trains. |
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Rex Shriver looks over his train as Paul Emch moves to throw the switch points. Ted Nyland has his interurbans on the transfer lift getting them prepared for the run. |
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Chet leaving the station with the soft bark of the engine exhaust as it picks up speed. Judson Elliott leaving the station with Roy Harris and RC Yedlicka at the picnic tables. |
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We celebrated the birthday of George Davidson with this cake. Mark Ross, in the background and Ted watch as Marie Nyland cuts the first piece of cake for George. |
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Not only did we have cake but ice cream too! Ted Nyland, Rick Nagy, Ray Dellmore and Mike Uhrich sitting on the grade wall in front of the station before the run. |
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The public is waiting patiently for one o'clock and the run to start. In the steaming bays, Mike Uhrich and his son Marcel watch as Karl Losely works on the Hudson as steam pressure builds. |
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A frontal view of the Hudson in the sunlight on the steaming bay. Frank with his steam engine at the loading area and will soon load for the first run out today. |
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Frank leaving the station with one of our charter members, Harold Sicherman, directly behind him. Dick Clark with his SW1500 and Rick Nagy with the clubs GP38 at the loading area with Roy loading. |
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Dicks train is being loaded as Teds interurbans get a topping off charge. Skip blows the whistle as seen by the steam vapor as he departs the loading area with his train. |
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Rex Shriver waits for Roy to finish the rider instructions as his engines sound system rumbles in the background. Chet leaves the station area with his load of passengers. |
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Rick and Dick at the station unloading their passengers. Rick waits with the GP38 as Roy loads Teds interurbans as they will be the next train to leave the station. | >
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Rex has unloaded his passengers and is moving up to take on another load. Dick with his train at Zip Junction and with a small rider in the arms of his Mom. |
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Skip with his whistle blowing for the grade crossing this side of Zip Junction. Dave Schweitzer with his electric powered switcher following behind Skip at Zip Junction. |
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Bill's Gorre and Dephetid cattle car with sound and his NKP caboose pass thru Horrendous. Caught Skip again on the main line blowing the whistle for the Park Access Road grade crossing. |
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Frank Russell is conductor for Paul Emch with the Conrail train. A passing meet of trains at the diamond by Gulch. |
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Roy in red hat loads Paul's Conrail train with eager passengers. Dave with his Plymouth switcher waits for the adjacent train to pull out so he can load passengers as Jerry Bell walks by. |
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