One of my numerous hobbies is the Waco,
Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Railway. To my knowledge only two videos
were ever taken of this obscure East Texas railroad. One of them I
was given by the owner, John Frank. The other was taken by the
legendary Robert W. Richardson. After years of trying to reach the
Richardson family, my buddy Everett suggested that I contact the
Colorado Railroad Museum. After slapping myself on the forehead for that
ridiculous oversight, I sent an email to CRM Director Don Tallman.
He forwarded me to Stephanie Gilmore, the Curator of the video
archive. Sure enough, the video was in the archive! For a modest
sum, the CRM had the video converted from 8mm to digital for me.
For the first time in decades, it's my honor
to present Bob Richardson's trip on the ol' Wobbly.
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