tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post1048040101310292434..comments2024-03-26T22:06:26.337-04:00Comments on Trackside Treasure: Family Fantrip! CN Countdown 6218, July 1971Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-68123886671434985242015-04-28T09:22:22.078-04:002015-04-28T09:22:22.078-04:00My pleasure Chris; glad you enjoyed it. It had lai...My pleasure Chris; glad you enjoyed it. It had lain dormant in the family archives for 44 years and I thought it deserved a proper airing!<br /><br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-43028981506580205412015-04-27T23:39:23.224-04:002015-04-27T23:39:23.224-04:00Thanks for telling this great adventure. Enjoyed ...Thanks for telling this great adventure. Enjoyed it a whole bunch.<br />Chris Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12487052279243191735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-87360234944733239582015-04-23T18:45:35.621-04:002015-04-23T18:45:35.621-04:00Thanks for your comments, Steve. Mom's never b...Thanks for your comments, Steve. Mom's never been much of a railfan, and I can just imagine her sitting in a hot car at Foxboro waiting for the next excursion to pass by :( but that's also why I thought her account was remarkable.<br /><br />Falling asleep? Well, being an Interesting Railfan does not mean one is always an energetic railfan. I do like the one photo aboard the fantrip where my engineer cap is turned sideways - like a rapper!<br /><br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-53162115457686557162015-04-23T14:20:07.554-04:002015-04-23T14:20:07.554-04:00Very cool! Good on your mom for recording that. Al...Very cool! Good on your mom for recording that. Although.. shame on you for falling asleep. ;PCanadian Train Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525092107895665275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-18139246901862074442015-04-23T10:16:04.936-04:002015-04-23T10:16:04.936-04:00Thanks, Ben. I didn't expect to find my Mom...Thanks, Ben. I didn't expect to find my Mom's account, and I just read over some parts to her to refresh her memory! Until 6060 came out of retirement, this could have been the last. But then, my Dad used a phrase that was going around at the time - "This is the ANNUAL last chance" for steam. He was an avid fantrip rider and took whichever kid(s) along as able.<br /><br />Watch for the next post to find a really cool connection to CN's billboard train that was spotted across from the station.<br /><br />EricAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-90387831707252876032015-04-23T07:26:03.111-04:002015-04-23T07:26:03.111-04:00Really cool Eric! The whole family on board for th...Really cool Eric! The whole family on board for the final days of steam. Her typed up notes paint a very vivid picture of the events that day. <br />BenBArailsystemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12089849871577081083noreply@blogger.com