On 06-23-97 ED WILSON wrote to KEN FREEMAN... 
 
 EW>  KF> Has your local PBS station run the 3 part series sponsored by 
 EW>  KF> the Coast  Starlight yet? 
 EW>  
 EW> It's been on but I've only seen bits of it. 
 Well, there's an 800 number to order the series. Something like $19.95 a 
tape.  
 Cheaper than Pentrex.  
 
  EW> Was a long day, had to break into the ERBC (Emergency Reserve 
 EW> Beverage Cooler). 
 How many times I gotta tell you not to drink the water out of your radiator? 
 
 
  
  
  
 EW>  
 EW> Amazing how many people show up when a big steam engine runs on the 
 EW> main line! Also amazing what a big steamer sounds/smells like 
 EW> dragging 20 cars and two tenders up a grade at speed! With all the 
 EW> smoke coming out I thought for a minute that it was an Alco instead 
 EW> of a Lima! :) 
 Gotta be interesting seeing them loading the coal into that tender. No 
coaling 
 towers left in New Jersey that I know of.  
 
  
  
 EW>  
 EW> Have you caught the episode of "Extreem Machines" on The Learning 
 EW> Channel that deals with trains?  
 No. Just like the Internet, I also don't get cable. don't watch enough to  
 make it worth it. Besides, I can't see the price they want for what you get 
 around here.  
                                       K 
 
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