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[hiball 3985]

Went out to watch it run this weekend. Had my son ride in the bed of my 1957 Ranchero so we could pace it for a short distance then later from the ground.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=11U2vyYTM7l51TEqChhW512a0G7SL95D_

https://drive.google.com/open?id=124...YrFmocXHT1Ry5L

[qballbandit]

Go get' em, cowboy! Nice ones, Jim

[hiball 3985]

Thanks Neil, you have no idea how hard it was to find locations were there wasn't 100's of people, I spent all morning scouting. My son did the videos, I was just the wheel man .

[qballbandit]

Same deal when the Challenger rode through here last July. I was amazed at the masses of people for miles, yet somehow, other than people on an overpass, I have no people at ground level in my pictures obstructing or interfering at all with the train. Never would have thought that would happen
Of course, I walked up the track a little way, and "hid" behind a signal box.

[hiball 3985]

Same deal when the Challenger rode through here last July. I was amazed at the masses of people for miles, yet somehow, other than people on an overpass, I have no people at ground level in my pictures obstructing or interfering at all with the train. Never would have thought that would happen
Of course, I walked up the track a little way, and "hid" behind a signal box.

Challenger? thats #3985, I think you mean Big Boy I rode the Challenger 3985 back in the late 80's

[westerngy]

Nice Jim.

[scottb613]

Hi Jim,

Very cool - thanks for sharing - a good father/son experience...


Regards,
Scott

[qballbandit]

Ya, Big Boy...not sure how Challenger got in my brain.

[hiball 3985]

Hi Jim,

Very cool - thanks for sharing - a good father/son experience...


Regards,
Scott

in the back
Yes it was. My wife rode with me inside the car, her yelling hurry and my son yelling slow down Both of my boys rode the Challenger with me.
Scott did you know the Sante Fe had an airline back in the day?

[hiball 3985]

Ya, Big Boy...not sure how Challenger got in my brain.

Thats what happens when you spend too much time around modern dismals