April 5, 2008

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The Gass, Power & Milburn families enjoyed a perfect 66 degree blue sky day after nearly two weeks of cloudy, overcast and rainy days. Associates Carol Milburn and Becky Power run John's office in St. Louis and figured that after several hundred at the convention in September 07, about 60 or 70 Cousins would be a piece of cake. A good time was had by all...
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Jim Koester and good friend Jim Lee enjoy the ride on our new work caboose at Saturday's Gass, Milburn and Power Family outing. (We call them party crashers....)
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The 801 heads downhill around the upper Woodsvalley Cutoff curve...
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Finally.... Blue Sky!
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The Klompmaker Work caboose ran perfectly in its maiden voyage/trip!
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Fast freight on the main line...
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Single track thru Ozark Mountain Tunnel...
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Lots of blue t-shirts
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Approaching the east portal of the Ozark Mtn. Tunnel...
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Exit.... Downhill... West portal.... O.M.T.
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West portal.... Ozark Mountain Tunnel (4 P.M. Saturday April 5, 2008)
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Party crashers and young men ... Jim Koester and Jim Lee give an insincere wave!
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Would you believe the the work caboose holds four adults and twenty-four kids? ....... How about one adult and five kids? (Don't forget..... Electric windows..... Note to Darrell______They really got a workout today!)
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