We were never that young         
Neither the author nor the GP38 were ever that young. CR GP38 7688 at Midland Yards. Photo by Carl C. Sartain.
Date: 12/16/1978 Location: Paris, IL   Map Show Paris on a rail map Views: 2724 Collection Of:   Rob Sartain
Locomotives: CR 7688(GP38)    Author:  Rob Sartain
We were never that young
Picture Categories: Roster,Yard This picture is part of album:  Midwest Railroading, circa 1979
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Zachary Walters General Nice Picture I live 20 min from Paris. 5/3/2011 9:41:47 PM
David Nutter General Amazing shot! 5/29/2011 4:41:58 AM
Fred Stuckmann General I didn't think that I would ever get this old, nice homepage shot. 7/5/2012 9:06:27 AM
Dave Korhammer General Cool photo. I guess the March of Time caught me off-guard, too! :) 4/19/2014 4:11:31 PM
Tom Beckett General Yeah, we were. In our minds, we still are. But where did all that cool stuff go?? It seems to have all disappeared-but I haven't changed!! Homepage 09-14-2017 9/14/2017 7:58:26 PM
Tom Beckett General Once again on the home page, 05-15-2019. I was looking through the Train Watcher's Guide to St Louis this evening, which was published in 1983. Funny to see references to roads now long gone, or now part of UP(SSW, CNW, MP, A&S). One of the thoughts that crossed my mind was seeing power such as in this photo-patch painted CR units of various heritage-trundling down shaky track, and how all the first line power of that age is now retired or working in yards. I can't recall the last time I saw an SW or two running a transfer somewhere in a major terminal city; it used to be common. A lot of the track is gone, too, as railroads combined and rationalized. Progress, I suppose, but I still can't help feel a sense of loss when I realize what isn't there any more. 5/15/2019 2:03:35 AM
Henry Lombard-Hughes General Nice homepage shot. Thank you for sharing. 6/27/2021 7:15:49 PM

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