From: Ken Pebesma <kpebesma@...>
Not necessarily so. When my 3 year old wants to see a model train run, he
always asks for the steam engine.
Funny, my son does too.
My son also wants to go to the Galt yards to wait for the steam engines to
come by. They never do but at least he sees a diesel or 2 go by and he can
go home happy.
Jeff Pinchbeck
jpinchbeck@... ph. 519-622-3619
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-----Original Message-----
From: W E Miller [SMTP:traction@...]
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 10:56 PM
To: C-P-R@...
Subject: Re: [C-P-R] Steam at South Simcoe?
From: W E Miller <traction@...>
Steam vs diesel probably has a lot to do with what era one was born in.
Steam was king when I was young so I prefer the steam locomotive over
the diesel. Many times as a child laying in bed late at night, I'd hear
westbound double-headed steam powered freights thunder over the bridge
over the Grand River in Galt, smoke stacks barking as they made a run
for the hill up to Orr's Lake. To listen as they began to loose speed
on the grade then blow the whistle for Blenheim Road
crossing..............pinch me! What a beautiful
memory....................
Three SD40's..wahhh wahhh wah wahhh - goodbye.
P Lawson wrote:
From: plawson@... (P Lawson)
Okay, I'll be the contrarian regarding South Simcoe.
I'll take the diesel side too.
I'd rather watch/photograph a train going by, (steam or
diesel, freight
or
passenger) than ride on it. When I am riding in a passenger car it
doesn't
make much difference to me what the power is. Maybe if I was
riding in
the
cab eating cinders (or whatever steam fans do) I'd be more inspired by
the
steam experience. :-)
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William E. Miller
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