Post your Train shots!

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Andy W

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Our store on Main St didn't have much walk in traffic this past week. I'm not sure why.......


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Sandpatch

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In November of 1981 friends and I visited busy Viaduct Jct. in Cumberland, MD where the former B&O mainline splits to Chicago and St. Louis. That's ND Tower, demolished in 1997. These are all Kodachromes, shot with my Nikkormat FTn. As I recall, the entire weekend was heavily overcast. :(

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crashton

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Wow those are a great set of the pics from the Chessie days Sandpatch. Man I love that B&O GP30, what an engine. Now that you are up to speed on the wayback machine are you feeling younger. If so I may need to use it a bit. I'd like to knock 20 years off my old self. :encouragement:
 
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Sandpatch

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crashton said:
Wow those are a great set of the pics from the Chessie days Sandpatch. Man I love that B&O GP30, what an engine. Now that you are up to speed on the wayback machine are you feeling younger. If so I may need to use it a bit. I'd like to knock 20 years off my old self. :encouragement:
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Thank you Chuck. :) I must admit that a bit of sadness comes with scanning these slides, realizing that 35-40 years has passed by so quickly. Nonetheless, I'm enjoying the process of discovery as I work though the stacks of slides and am enjoying sharing them here as well.
 
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crashton

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Time passes by so fast. Not to worry lots more things to do & trains to catch. :encouragement:

Looking forward to seeing some trains. Next week I get a cadillac removed from my left eye & two weeks later my right eye gets done. Man I'm looking forward to having decent vision again.
 
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Bikerbrent_RIP

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crashton said:
Time passes by so fast. Not to worry lots more things to do & trains to catch. :encouragement:

Looking forward to seeing some trains. Next week I get a cadillac removed from my left eye & two weeks later my right eye gets done. Man I'm looking forward to having decent vision again.
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How the heck did you ever manage to get a Cadillac in both eyes? I would have a hard time getting even one Cadillac in either eye! :confused: I think you are actually having the cataracts removed, right!
 
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Sandpatch

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… Next week I get a cadillac removed from my left eye & two weeks later my right eye gets done. Man I'm looking forward to having decent vision again.
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Oh my! What is the recovery time for surgery of this sort? Is this the sort of process where they remove your original "lens" and insert another?
 
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crashton

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Oh my! What is the recovery time for surgery of this sort? Is this the sort of process where they remove your original "lens" and insert another?
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Yes I'm getting new lenses. They will be for distance & I'll have to wear reading glasses for close up stuff. Recovery is supposed to be pretty quick. My eye doc says I can drive the second day after the surgery.

You are right Brent cataracts, but my smart arse self is always making corny jokes.
 
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