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8. And BTW...

Reply to hunter (Reply #6)

Fri May 27, 2016, 02:18 PM

May 2016

There are a bunch of YouTube vids on the preparation to move it and the move itself, all rather fascinating. They laid temporary track to get it to the Metrolink line, north of the Fairgrounds property

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