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Railfair 1999
The Great Railroad Celebration in Sacramento
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©1999 Steve Barry steve@daylightimages.com
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One of the highlights of Railfair was the bringing together of the three operating Northerns of the West. Southern Pacific 4449 and Santa Fe 3751 greet Union Pacific 844.
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Classic diesels also came to Railfair. Oakland Terminal's privately-owned Southern Pacific GP9 5623 and Western Pacific GP20 2001 from the Feather River Rail Society were two of the visitors.
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Southern Pacific 5623 rides the turntable at the California State Railroad Museum. The GP9 accompanied SP 4-6-2 2467 to Railfair from Oakland.
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The Buckingham Lining Bar Gang, which usually tours railroad events through the South, was also in California, demonstrating how track was laid and maintained manually. The group takes a quick break in the hot California sun.
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Looking forward from the cab of the Camden & Amboy 4-2-0 at Railfair we see a lot of Bull - John Bull that is. The replica made the trip to Railfair from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania at Strasburg.
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