Maybe Uncle Pete couldn't find enough string and had to substitute locomotives =->
"S"tring Bob _______________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "Bill & Diane, B.T.S. " <wade...@...> wrote: > > (snip) > > > > >Anyway - this train went to the horizon. It was running on the **FIRST** day > >of Amtrak's creation! I thought train passenger travel was down at that > >time. I doubt U P would have run THIS train with 3 people on it! > > > > > (snip) > > Normal passenger service was down. However, the day before Amtrak and > the first day of Amtrak saw an increase in ridership as many railfans > wanted to ride the last and the first. I was in Norfolk VA at the time > - courtesy of the US Navy - and rode the last N&W diesel-powered (GP9s) > Pocohantas from Norfolk to Suffolk and back. The next day I chased the > last N&W pre-Amtrak train... pulled by NKP 759 in N&W paint from > Petersburg to Norfolk. I think it was about 20 cars long. Dang, that > was 39 years ago - feeling old right now!! > > Take care > Bill > > -- > == Scale Model Railroad Products == > == Manufacturer - Retailer - Importer == > > Bill & Diane Wade > > B.T.S. > RR 1 Box 141A > Belington, WV 26250 > > Phone: 304-823-3729 > FAX: 304-823-2901 > http://www.btsrr.com > > We wish you Fair Winds and Following Seas. > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
