Engineer's Nightmare
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Originally Posted by sierraben
Some locomotive engineer mistimed a light, or a switching assignment, or something.
But Earl Scheib can have those locomotives looking like new again, for just $99.95.
But Earl Scheib can have those locomotives looking like new again, for just $99.95.
$99.95? Ouch....it seems his price has gone up, like everyone else's.
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Originally Posted by NumberDummy
From the 1960's TV ads: "Hi, I'm Earl Scheib...we will paint any car...any color for only $19.95."
$99.95? Ouch....it seems his price has gone up, like everyone else's.
$99.95? Ouch....it seems his price has gone up, like everyone else's.
A far cry from the old $19.95 price.
His tagline was "Riiight, "I'll paint any car, any color for twenty-nine nintey-five! Riiiiiiight!".
I remember those commercials.
I wonder what he would charge for a locomotive.
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Originally Posted by sierraben
I wonder what he would charge for a locomotive.
You could spot an Earl Scheib paint job from 100 feet...and some of the colors...awful! Their paint back then had a silicone additive...just try re-painting something that had an Earl Scheib paint job. 'Ol Earl's paint had to be stripped off.
Been there...Done that...Riiight!
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Originally Posted by sierraben
They used masking tape? 
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Originally Posted by NumberDummy
Sorta...I think the preppers smoked some buena seca yerba before attempting the mask job!
I've seen exterior chrome trim and O/S door handles painted; even overspray on wheels/tires.
Buena Seca is also a publication for a commuter rail
information resource for Southern California.
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Originally Posted by sierraben
You mean.............................................. .Marijuana?
I've seen exterior chrome trim and O/S door handles painted; even overspray on wheels/tires.
Buena Seca is also a publication for a commuter rail
information resource for Southern California.
I've seen exterior chrome trim and O/S door handles painted; even overspray on wheels/tires.
Buena Seca is also a publication for a commuter rail
information resource for Southern California.
A good book on the history of the light rail systems in The City (Herb Caen's name for San Francisco) is...Tours of Discovery. I have more history books on The City than I do on all the rest of CA...including one by Gertrude Atherton = "My San Francisco."
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Herb Caen was a good columnist.
I'll have to check those books you posted.
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I wonder what that engineer was thinking just before both locomotives collided.
"Oh darn?"
I'll have to check those books you posted.
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I wonder what that engineer was thinking just before both locomotives collided.
"Oh darn?"
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Originally Posted by sierraben
Herb Caen was a good columnist.
I'll have to check those books you posted.
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I wonder what that engineer was thinking just before both locomotives collided.
"Oh darn?"
I'll have to check those books you posted.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I wonder what that engineer was thinking just before both locomotives collided.
"Oh darn?"
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Originally Posted by NumberDummy
There was a staged two locomotive head on back in the 1890's. It was filmed by Edison. One of Scott Joplin's first Ragtime tunes was named for the event = "The Great Crush Collision."
Here's a vintage film clip of a train ride (You Tube) in 1902, also by Edison.
It's in S.F., near the Golden Gate. Walking distance from where I live. No bridge of course.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qgapRWmiUY
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Originally Posted by sierraben
I saw that; not at the time of course.
Here's a vintage film clip of a train ride (You Tube) in 1902, also by Edison.
It's in S.F., near the Golden Gate. Walking distance from where I live. No bridge of course.)
Here's a vintage film clip of a train ride (You Tube) in 1902, also by Edison.
It's in S.F., near the Golden Gate. Walking distance from where I live. No bridge of course.)
The Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937. First car across = 1937 Lincoln Convertible Sedan with the mayor and other big wigs. The driver was the Lincoln Zone Manager = Clarence Bullwinkle (no kidding..that was his name).
Bay Bridge opened in 1936.
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I wish the Sutro train was still in service.
I remember the Sutro Baths when I was young, before it burned to the ground in 1966, or there abouts.
I remember the firetrucks and fire hoses all over the place.
Sutro Baths were near the Cliff House.
Mount Tamalpais in Marin also had a gravity railroad in 1917.
The video clip starts out a bit rough, but it gets a little better.
http://www.archive.org/details/MountTam1917
I remember the Sutro Baths when I was young, before it burned to the ground in 1966, or there abouts.
I remember the firetrucks and fire hoses all over the place.
Sutro Baths were near the Cliff House.
Mount Tamalpais in Marin also had a gravity railroad in 1917.
The video clip starts out a bit rough, but it gets a little better.
http://www.archive.org/details/MountTam1917
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