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lbruce said:
That's cool, A Dan Wesson Train engin, and engin 357 no less. Whats the story behind this? Does any one know?
LB
Good catch LB. I didn't even notice the engine number. I don't think there's a big story here. I don't know if they still do it, but up through the '70's and maybe longer, railroads used to name their engines. Many times they were named after significant people. Does anyone know if they still do this?
My appologies to DanFan.
-Mike
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