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Very cool Sam! In the opening, it looks like the engine is making a pretty sweeping left-hand turn--not sure where that was, but it does give lie to the DL publicity department assertion that the recent track realignment for SWGE created the first left-hand turn in Park history! Also--great video of...

When I lived in the Valley and worked in Century City, Jay and I would pass each other on Coldwater Canyon as he drove into Burbank to tape The Tonight Show.

He had a different car. Every. Single. Day.

S. Towler wrote: ↑Sat Sep 07, 2024 10:58 pm Engine 3 snapped a drive axle a few years before the railroad went down...

And No. 3 snapped an axle at least one more time before that (photo look like from the 1980s). It happens.

CP173 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 03, 2024 12:24 pm

What I find truly funny is that I'll go through the collection to pull out items relevant to the episode's topic. Invariably, I'll run across something and say, "I didn't know I had one of these!"

Exactly! It's like finding buried treasure!

Always great to see images I’ve never seen before, like mixed consist trains and concept art.

I don't have any new info. The last time the track was replaced was nearly 20 years ago, shortly before the 50th, so I guess that gives you a rough life span for railroad track (actually, 20 years is about the lifespan of a wooden cross tie). Last time, railroad contractor Sharp & Fellows did th...

I do have to say that Michael definitely does his research. I know for a fact that he spends a lot of time trying to be as factually accurate as possible. I, too, learn something new from each episode.

The graphics are pretty nice. Guess that's all I'll say!

Bruce R Pier wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2024 12:31 pm Yeah, it's true https://www.knotts.com/rides-experience ... o-railroad

Well, that's unfortunate. Talk about eliminating character. I didn't even like when the changed 41's name to "Walter K," from the original D&RG "Red Cliff."

Thanks for the details Steve! For some reason I got a little chuckle out of the fact that the locomotive inspector's name was "Leakey." :lol: It actually was "Laekey," but it got auto-corrected. Someone told me that the GT&C RR has been re-named to just the "Calico Rail...