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Re: GN-Empire Builder at Brickfest
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Thu, 8 Oct 2009 05:55:42 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Benn Coifman wrote:
Okay you pdx'ers, anybody have a better shot of the Omaha Orange GN Empire
Builder passenger train (dark green and orange) in the background of these
photos?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/verymickey/3396573601/in/set-72157616013868187/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vgonash/3397476156/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/billward/3397667665/in/set-72157615928651109/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zongyaowen/3399728343/in/set-72157616147502096/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/billward/3398445402/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/billward/3398288727/

Even better, someone have a gallery? (the colors make me think SteveB, but
???). I've got the 1960's version in big sky blue.

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=223532

Benn

PS, it looks like there was a second take on the same train that was running
during the show (the above looks like it is all dark green with longer cars
while the one below looks to be shorter, have a mix with regular green and it
has a yellow stripe above the windows).

http://www.flickr.com/photos/snowleopard/3400432228/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zongyaowen/3399733771/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danstrother/3402605925/in/set-72157616108221307/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/billward/3397601957/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/billward/3398436596/

Alright, not that you were asking, but BrickCon turned up a few closer shots and
confirmed that there were two Empire Builders...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26270222@N04/3986102026/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26270222@N04/3986100482/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26270222@N04/3985342675/sizes/l/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26270222@N04/3986091738/sizes/l/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yupa-sama/3979628180/in/set-72157622387197277/

and the one with yellow stripes has been repainted in dark green.

Benn



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Okay you pdx'ers, anybody have a better shot of the Omaha Orange GN Empire Builder passenger train (dark green and orange) in the background of these photos? (URL) Even better, someone have a gallery? (the colors make me think SteveB, but ???). I've (...) (16 years ago, 2-Apr-09, to lugnet.trains)

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