I grew up in Portales NM in the '50s. I recall my family called it the PeVine Special.
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A very interesting catch! I was not aware that this unit was articulated.
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Nice shot, the ATSF would roll their secondary trains at a pretty good clip back in the day. When I was a kid I would see the "El Pasoan" roll through Las Cruces NM at a pretty fast pace.
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The car has been renovated and is on display in Belen, NM. Pictures were recently to Train Orders.
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Steve, we railfans are fortunate that folks such as yourself take the time to document rail history.
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I echo jdayrail! Thanks Steve
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| Posted by Dana M. on April 10, 2015 | |
Nice catch and photo Steve. I've always wanted to ride in a "Doodlebug" - however I believe it's "Doodlebug" M160 on display at the Museum of American Railroads at Frisco, TX and there is even a photo of it here on RailPictures.net
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ATSF M160 is displayed at the Texas museum. I photographed it when the museum was in Dallas. http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=97719&nseq=1. Similar look, but not articulated.
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This paint scheme so familiar to all of us seems a bit out of character to me on the flat front nose. Still, Steve, this is an amazing picture.
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