tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post103089523706700866..comments2024-03-28T17:45:28.488-04:00Comments on THE BEACHBURG SUB: More from Walkley YardMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07917230984518214781noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-39626494374246266612013-09-09T09:13:59.200-04:002013-09-09T09:13:59.200-04:00Thanks for the comments, gents. Yes, 79834 will ne...Thanks for the comments, gents. Yes, 79834 will never win points for appearance, but it does at least make train watching here a little more interesting. Good catch, Eric. Glad to see it was of some use before it began its stint as the world's ugliest caboose.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917230984518214781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-6614086361923204962013-09-07T16:57:53.024-04:002013-09-07T16:57:53.024-04:00Yes, my notes show 79834 on a ballast extra behind...Yes, my notes show 79834 on a ballast extra behind CN 9482-9402 on June 16, 1980:<br /><br />http://tracksidetreasure.blogspot.ca/2009/11/postscript-one-day-of-trains-at-portage.html<br /><br />And perhaps others as well.<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-31623095832106036112013-09-06T23:14:48.530-04:002013-09-06T23:14:48.530-04:00Michael, thanks for being intrepid and searching o...Michael, thanks for being intrepid and searching out that coil car. The waffle-side was a bonus! Apparently I saw CN 79834 in Portage la Prairie in 1980 - I'll have to check my original notes!<br /><br />And Gordon Lightfoot? Great finish for sure! <br /><br />Thanks for posting these. <br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-5779712068532434332013-09-06T15:02:07.583-04:002013-09-06T15:02:07.583-04:00Man, that is one fugly caboose.Man, that is one fugly caboose.Canadian Train Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525092107895665275noreply@blogger.com