--- In [email protected], Bob Werre <bob@...> wrote:
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> As was mentioned last week, our Houston Club was part of the reopening
> of the Hurricane Ike destroyed Museum of Commerce and Transportation in
> Galveston. The next thing to happen is the arrival of two rebuilt F-7's
> that will happen on Nov 9th with a train from New Orleans to Houston and
> then the final journey to Galveston on the 10th. So all you railfans
> can be trackside on those days. Linked below is a short video of them
> leaving the shops in N.O. In a way it's too bad that Houston's Amtrak
> station was the former SP station, while the Santa Fe used Union Station
> which is now our baseball statium called Minute Maid park. However, I
> understand those two engines are really old SP engines anyhow, so
> they'll be right at home in the SP station for the night. Their
> permanent home will be the Santa Fe station in Galveston, at least until
> the next hurricane!
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> Bob Werre
> PhotoTraxx
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Restored Santa Fe F units returning to Galveston
> Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:53:10 -0500
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> With donations from Galveston native George Mitchell, two Santa Fe F
> units have been restored and will pull a special train to Galveston for
> the grand reopening of the Galveston Railroad Museum. The train will
> travel from New Orleans to Houston on Nov 9, overnight at the Amtrak
> station and depart for a round-trip journey to Galveston on Nov 10.
> Check out the museums website for a short video of the unveiling of the
> F7s. (They look GREAT!)
> Randall
> http://www.galvestonrrmuseum.com/
> http://www.galvestonrrmuseum.com/grrm_docs/great_grand_reopening.pdf
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Is nothing sacred? SP units painted up for the grand and glorious Santa Fe?
It's just not cricket! If a model railroader did that he'd be run out of town
on.., well.., a rail!
Seriously, they do look pretty nice.
Now there's a finally protoype for all those Lionel Santa Fe A-A's that were
sold in the 50's and 60's.
Rich G(ajnak)
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