[AT] OT, mostly: Restoring an Alco PA locomotive

[Grant Brians]

In 1999 on my way to Rio De Janiero, Brazil, I stopped at the state fair 
grounds and checked out the collection. I really enjoyed it and was 
impressed by the variety of cars and locomotives. If I ever make it back 
to the Dallas area I would love to check out the museum too! The 
locomotive that you refer to, Chuck, must be that GIANT "Continental 
Divide puller" - just the coal tender part was unbelievably long and 
tall! Sorry for the delay in responding to this message, work on the 
farm is overwhelming at this point.
              Grant Brians - Hollister,California farmer of vegetables, 
edible flowers, herbs, seeds, orchards
On 4/16/2016 3:52 PM, Chuck Bealke wrote:
> Dean,
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> The folks running the museum must really know their stuff, as they have mastered all kinds of challenging projects. Not too many years ago, for instance, when they went to move their rolling iron from the State Fair grounds location in Dallas to Frisco, one big steam locomotive was too heavy for the trackage to the new site. Somehow they pulled it off, but the process provided lots of entertainment in the Dallas Morning News.  Regulations, politics and money, O my.
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> Dean, please contact Shirlee and I if you come visit their trains, as we live about 15 minutes south of them in Plano and would like to return your hospitality on our visit to your lovely farmstead last year.
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> Chuck Bealke
> Dallas, TX
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