April 21, 2001 was a beautiful spring day for Houston Area Live Steamers and their guests. Over 800 passengers were treated to a trip on the CC&S Railroad. Thanks, Rick White for assist with these photos.
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View from the first train of the day.
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Dennis Grigassy Sr, the editor of StackTalk gets out on the track behind his special engine.
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Club President Doug Blodgett gets the club steamer ready for the Houston Home Metal Shop visit .
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Sitting behind the throttle on David Hannah's steamer.
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Passengers are loaded onto the train.
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With the conductor in position, the train departs the station.
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One train rolling and one train coming into the station.
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Peter Bryan throws the switch on the main.
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Young boy waits as the Yardmaster Barry Tobias and the two club engines are getting ready to load passengers.
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Brent Courtney explains the steam engine to visitors.
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Greg Weldy, engineer.
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Passengers are loaded on the trains from the station platform.
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Barry Tobias and Cooper Cash engineers of a passenger train.
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Jim and Cooper Cash engineers of a passenger train.
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From time to time, HALS welcomes other clubs and groups on Run Day, from Boy Scouts, sports teams, train clubs, motorcyclists, and as you can see, a parking lot full of classic Thunderbirds!
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(L-R)Engineer Ron Pasley, conductors Gail Phillips, Lisa and Kelton Cash, Maury Cash, Pia Arrate de Weldy, and four happy passengers.
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Also stopping by this day, a trailer with two boilers being taken to Nebraska.
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