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Subject:	Re: GN-Empire Builder at Brickfest
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains
Date:	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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		GN-Empire Builder at Brickfest
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 (...) (17 years ago, 2-Apr-09, to lugnet.trains)

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