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    Comment by 'ATSF5997' in media 'Electroliner at night'

    Wow! Taken 1951 or 1991? Looks incredible!
  2. ATSF5997

    Comment by 'ATSF5997' in media 'Working The Grade'

    I love the name of the depot... "NO AGUA". Great shot!
  3. ATSF5997

    Comment by 'ATSF5997' in media 'Grapevine'

    Absolutely AMAZING!
  4. ATSF5997

    Comment by 'ATSF5997' in media 'NEVADA NORTHERN'

    Very nice.
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    Comment by 'ATSF5997' in media 'ATSF..what is this?'

    Yea, that's a Frisco 4-8-4 Meteor class, I didn't know there were any more in existence besides 4501 in Dallas.
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    Comment by 'ATSF5997' in media 'ICG #1, Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL, June 7, 1982, photo by Chuck Zeiler'

    I'm digging that conductor's burns! :teeth:
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    Comment by 'ATSF5997' in media 'MTA LOAD'

    I saw this in the FWWR's Hodge yard!
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    Comment by 'ATSF5997' in media 'The Green Dragon #186'

    Excellent shot!
  9. 2248 cab

    2248 cab

    This is the cab of the FWWR 2248. It's a bit choppy, but it was done by a wonderful program called autostitch.
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  10. I go round and round all day long

    I go round and round all day long

    The turntable at the roundhouse in Grapevine...
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    • grapevine tarantula turntable
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    • Category: Buildings and Structures
  11. Nose-to-nose

    Nose-to-nose

    FWWR 2248 and GVRR No. 2 sit next to each other in the Grapevine Roundhouse
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    • 2 2248 coal fwwr mining stine
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  12. Rarin' to go

    Rarin' to go

    GVRR 2199 sits in the sun, awaiting her brake inspection, her final test before she can run on the Tarantula Train.
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    • 2199 fwwr gp-7
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Diesels
  13. Sisters

    Sisters

    The 2248 sits next to the latest addition to the roster, Stine Coal Mining No. 2
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    • 2 2248 coal fwwr mining stine tarantula
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  14. Stine Coal Mining No. 2

    Stine Coal Mining No. 2

    Ex-Stine Coal Mining No. 2 2-4-0 sits in the shed, waiting for track to be built for her. The steamer, also known as Rachel, was donated to the GVRR by Mr. Gaylord, who owns the Opryland Railroad, and the Gaylord Texan Resort out here. He wants the GVRR to run a train from downtown Grapevine to...
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    • 2 coal fwwr gvrr mining rachel stine
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  15. Fireman's side

    Fireman's side

    The fireman's side of the FWWR 2248
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    • 2248 fwwr tarantula
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  16. Engineer's side

    Engineer's side

    The engineer's side of the FWWR 2248
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    • 2248 fwwr tarantula
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  17. Backhead

    Backhead

    The backhead of FWWR's 2248
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    • 2248 fwwr tarantula
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  18. Basking away

    Basking away

    Ex-Southern Pacific 771 sits in the sun outside of the Grapevine Roundhouse. The GVRR bought her from the city of Victoria, Texas, for one dollar, under the condition the locomotive would be removed from the premises in 24 hours.
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    • 771 fwwr gvrr tarantula
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  19. Waitin' for the time to come...

    Waitin' for the time to come...

    GVRR 771 sits in the sun, waiting for the GVRR to get enough money to restore her.
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    • 771 fwwr gvrr tarantula
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  20. Check-up

    Check-up

    New employees of the Grapevine Vintage Railroad take a look at the locomotives they will be managing. Currently, they are checking the 2248. The man with the beard is the new general manager, replacing Tom Wayne.
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    • 2248 fwwr tarantula
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives


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