N&W Dynamometer Car

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"Ceptin" is hillbilly for "except".

Sorry.

EdKing
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> Regarding the dates' discrepancy.

>

> Was there a good reason for a two year lead-in time?

> We (in the UK) were at war with Germany. What were you doing over there?. 

> There may have been some economic, or social, reason for the delay.

>

> Would Ed King please translate "ceptin" for me? it's not an expresion that 

> I'm familiar with. As we say over here...two Nations seperated by a common 

> language!

>

> Very best wishes,

> Peter Prydderch, Stockport, UK

>

>

>

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>>Subject: Re: N&W Dynamometer Car

>>Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 23:23:28 -0500

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>>'Ceptin' hit were the 514780 . . .

>>

>>EdKing

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>>   Subject: N&W Dynamometer Car

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>>   The Norfolk and Western Handbook by Conley Wallace and Aubrey Wiley has 

>> a picture of the 614780 with the caption "Dynamometer car built in 1919. 

>> Originally had only one cupola. Car is maroon with deluxe gold 

>> lettering."  I realize that this conflicts with the information from 

>> Peter.

>>

>>   Hope that this helps.

>>

>>   Skip Sledge

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