MNRR: Flying the Jolly Roger

 

March 13, 2009

 

Why the 651 was flying pirate flags on this clear March Friday, I have no idea and it never occurred to me to ask.  Could it be a foreshadowing of things to come, in a manner of speaking?  We'll never know.

 

mnrr001I found myself in Tule Lake Yard this afternoon and was able to get some photos of "The Twins" being readied for a run.
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Here, approaching Malone, it is obvious that I was wrong about them bringing the caboose along.Here, approaching Malone, it is obvious that I was wrong about them bringing the caboose along.
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Leaving Malone, heading to Merrill in the distance.Leaving Malone, heading to Merrill in the distance.
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And here we are in Merrill, making a fuel stop.And here we are in Merrill, making a fuel stop.
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