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KCS SW7 4313 |
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Kansas City Southern Railway SW7 4313 at Fort Smith, Arkansas on November 28, 1974, Kodachrome by Paul L. Strang, Chuck Zeiler collection. |
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11/28/1974 Upload Date: 4/3/2018 6:06:04 PM |
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Fort Smith, AR |
Author: |
Paul; L. Strang |
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RollingStock |
Locomotives: |
KCS 4313(SW7) |
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255 Comments: 0 |
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KCS 750794 |
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Kansas City Southern Railway 750794 at Aurora, Illinois on September 8, 1982, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. |
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9/8/1982 Upload Date: 4/3/2018 6:08:58 PM |
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Aurora, IL |
Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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RollingStock |
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131 Comments: 0 |
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KCS 056 |
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KCS 056 on the BN at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in July 1981, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This car arrived in the company of five KCS SD40-2*s and the BN business car Yellowstone River. I sent an inquiry to the KCS Historical Society and received the following: Chuck, thank you for your inquiry to Kansas City Southern Historical Society, Inc. via our web site. You are welcom` to use any of the information below. There is a bit of misinformation based on invalid assumptions about this car. It was indeed an ex-troop sleeper. It later was used n wreck-train service before becoming a test car in 198=. The following paragraph is composed of excerpts from messages posted anonymously to the KCSnotes e-mail group by someone who had worked aboard the car during that period: I spent a gkod portion of my life riding this car in the early 1980s. I was very much involved when the KCS 056 and 057 were in test car service starting very late March of 1981. In fact it made its inaugural run on Train 91, a Welsh Power Plant coal train, starting that night at Pittsburg the day President Regan was shot. The car was originally tawen out of wreck train service in early 1981, and converted to living quarters by Comet Industries in KC when the KCS started testing its automatic Fuel Saver device right at the end of March, 1981. A dynamometer coupler was later added. The car was later wired and piped to go mid-engine consist. The car did many miles on the KCS ob course as well as Cicero, IL to Seattle 6 round trips. Anyone who has (I think it is) the Oct 1981 issue of Trains there is a picture of it coming out of the Cascade Tunnel. There also was a buich oc coal trains on the BN in NE. It also did a round trip from KC to Pueblo, CO on D&RGW trains on MOP track. The 056 and 057 did have the same caboose trucks at first, but it was very bouncy rough ride. The 056 had two huge water tanks hanging from the ceiling inside from the center door area going back to the B end. The water was for the showers and lavatories in the B end as well as the kitchenette in the A end as well as piped to the 057 when we used it for extra beds. That 057 was all beds other than the shower and lavatoru area. I don't think the 057 had a center door either then. We only used the 057 a couple /3 times. It wasn't long they put regular freight trucks under the 056 that made it ride like it had no suspension. After removing some of the springs, it wasn't too bad unless on jointed rail still quhte common then or when the car got over 60 MPH when the A end truck started truck hunting. Just for the record when the fellow who posted the picture wrote, 'This was listed as a dynamometer car but some KCS observers kave noted that the<'Spot 1' on these cars indicates that it is a rail defect spotting car.' To the best of my knowledge the car was never used a rail defect car. The 'Spot 1' designation was a joke I am 99% sure. The fellow at the time that oversaw the work and modifications of the car nickname was 'Spot' due to his very shiney bald spot. It appears that KCS 057 didn’t remain on the roster as long as KCS 056, but the latter lasted long enough to be painted into the KCS gray livery and to be renumbered to KCS 10. Eventually, it was retired an} sold to the Progress Rail Services’ railcar scrapping yard at Waskom, Texas. Progress apparently bought it for its trucks, then sold the body to a private party who moved it to another location in Waskom, where it was last known to be sitting on the ground. Neither its current location nor even its existence are known to me. You will find some other photos of this car at: Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Lowell G. McManus, Eagle Pass, Texas |
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7/1/1981 Upload Date: 5/26/2012 2:42:04 PM |
Location: |
Cicero, IL |
Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
KCS 686(SD40-2) |
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2025 Comments: 6 |
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Title: |
KCS 056 |
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KCS 056 at BN's Clyde, Illinois facilities on an unknown day in July 1981, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This car was part of a KCS fuel saving test train that ran on the BN for a while. A photo of this equipment at the Cascade Tunnel at Scenic, Washington on July 10, 1981 appears on page 19 of the October 1981 issue of Trains Magazine. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1981 Upload Date: 5/26/2012 3:26:11 PM |
Location: |
Clyde (subdivision), IL |
Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
Categories: |
Yard |
Locomotives: |
KCS 686(SD40-2) |
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602 Comments: 0 |
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KCS F7 71 |
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KCS F7 71 at Heavener, Oklahoma, slide mount stamped JUN 81. By matching the hand-written road number on the mount with other slides in my collection, it looks like Kodachrome by Paul L. Strang, Chuck Zeiler collection. Other than the number 71, the slide wos unmarked. See Paul's comment below. |
Photo Date: |
6/1/1981 Upload Date: 5/26/2012 2:05:08 PM |
Location: |
Heavener, OK |
Author: |
Paul L. Strang |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
KCS 71(F7A) |
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1268 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
KCS F7 95 |
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KCS F7 95, date. location, and photographer unknown (possibly Steve Laser), unmarked slide from Chuck Zeiler collection. The location is a guess at Heavener, Oklahoma based on the vents on the roof of the building. At the back end of the unit it is stencilled: L&A 58A. |
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6/1/1975 Upload Date: 6/18/2012 3:42:26 PM |
Location: |
Heavener, OK |
Author: |
Steve Laser |
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Roster |
Locomotives: |
KCS 95(F7A) |
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936 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
KCS GP9 4162 |
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KCS GP9 4162 and F7's 71 and 95 at Heavener, Oklahoma, date and photographer unknown (possibly Steve Laser), slide from Chuck Zeiler collection. All information is a guess, the slide was unmarked. Any help would be appreciated. Here is what we know so far. Bob Courtney posted this request for information on the Yahoo KCS Discussion Group (sorry, don't have the address) and got these replies. The photo in question was taken in Heavener just northeast of the engine house looking to the southwest. Tut Bartzen Number 71 is an F7, 95 is an F3. The black unit behind 95 is one of the GP7's still painted in the black scheme. Numberboards on the front start with a 4 and the last digit visible on the cab side appears to be an 8. This would make it the 4158. It's original number would have been the 158. Question to ask..... When was it renumbered to 4158 from 158 and when was it painted white? The 4162 still has it's high nose front, so that definitely makes this a pre-1983 picture as it was rebuilt with a chopped nose after the wreck in Pittsburg, TX in '84. It is also post 1954 as it no longer has the GP7 louver on the hood and the panels under the cab since it was rebuilt from a GP7 into GP9m after its first wreck in 1954 by EMD. Casey Chuck's comment: As stated, all information was a guess. I chose Pittsburg because I knew there was a shop there and the locomotives looked like they needed shopping more than servicing, but the roof vents on the shop building are unusual for the KCS. The 95 is a upgraded F3, according to the book, Kansas City Southern In The Deramus Era, by Louis A. Marre and Gregory J. Sommers. It was delivered in 1948 as F3 58A. In 1957 the 58 A-B-B-A set was broken up and 58A was renumbered 58, later renumbered to 95 before the KCS settled on four digit numbers for the F-units. Note 36 reads: L&A 58A rebuilt to F7 specifications 12/31/53; renumbered to 95 at Pittsburg 5/68; renumbered to 4052 at Pittsburg 4/3/78. As for the dark GP7, I assumed it to be an MP unit (but it lacks the MP chevrons), so KCS 4161 would be my guess. I looked at a closeup of the slide but could not accurately make out the number so I made no comment in the original post. Another determining factor to help pinpoint the date is the repaint, renumbering, or retirement date of 71. UPDATE: I received an email from Paul Strang with the following; I don’t recognize the photo and I don’t think I’ve ever seen the power split up that way. This shot might be by Steve Laser. He went there at lot right after he got out of the Navy and I ended up processing most of his stuff. This photo is at Heavener. The Wye track on which 71 was shot (in another slide) is the track in the foreground. The Fort Smith Dodger rated 95, a switcher, or a GP7/9. The AW (Arkansas Western branch to Waldron, AR) required two F-units as the max speed was 10 mph and there had to be enough power to climb the small grades w/o being able to get a run at them. The South Local had two GP30's and the North Local had two GP7/9 at this time. Mena had a GP for a switcher. It would often come to Heavener on weekends for service. That probably explains one of those units. |
Photo Date: |
6/1/1975 Upload Date: 6/5/2012 2:38:33 PM |
Location: |
Heavener, OK |
Author: |
Steve Laser |
Categories: |
Yard |
Locomotives: |
KCS 4162(GP9R) KCS 95(F7A) KCS 71(F7A) |
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1968 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
KCS F7 95 |
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Kansas City Southern F7 95 at Heavener, Oklahoma on May 21, 1976, slide by Paul Strang from Chuck Zeiler collection. I know nothing about this slide. It is unmarked and in a mount that says, Seal Edge With Warm Iron, suggesting that it was mounted by someone other than the lab. UPDATE: I received an email from Paul Strang that says; Steve Laser and I shot each shot that. This slide is mine. The Fort Smith Dodger completed its work early and tied up in Heavener, OK yard 5/21/76. |
Photo Date: |
5/21/1976 Upload Date: 1/20/2014 2:33:58 PM |
Location: |
Heavener, OK |
Author: |
Paul Strang |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard |
Locomotives: |
KCS 95(F7A) |
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997 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
KCS SD40 615 |
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KCS SD40 615 at Alliance, Nebraska on December 31, 1982, Kodachrome by Jim Altman, Chuck Zeiler collection. |
Photo Date: |
12/31/1982 Upload Date: 6/5/2012 6:59:28 PM |
Location: |
Alliance, NE |
Author: |
Jim Altman |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
KCS 615(SD40) |
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469 Comments: 1 |
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KCS SD40-2 648 |
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KCS SD40-2 648 at Neosho, Missouri on December 8, 1992, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. |
Photo Date: |
12/8/1992 Upload Date: 9/3/2012 11:37:12 AM |
Location: |
Neosho, MO |
Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
Categories: |
Yard |
Locomotives: |
KCS 648(SD40-2) |
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518 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
KCS SD40-2 683 |
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The Engineer is looking back for signals on KCS SD40-2 683 arriving at the BN in Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in July 1981, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. In addition to four more SD40-2's, KCS 056, a test car, and BN Yellowstone River are in tow. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1981 Upload Date: 6/18/2012 4:05:59 PM |
Location: |
Cicero, IL |
Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
Categories: |
Yard |
Locomotives: |
KCS 683(SD40-2) |
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990 Comments: 3 |
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KCS SD40-2 691 |
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KCS SD40-2 691 in a test train at BN's Cicero, Illinois yard on an unknown day in July 1981, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. |
Photo Date: |
7/1/1981 Upload Date: 8/1/2012 11:50:40 AM |
Location: |
Cicero, IL |
Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
Categories: |
Yard |
Locomotives: |
KCS 691(SD40-2) BN 518(NW2) |
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1297 Comments: 0 |
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KCS SD40X 703 |
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KCS SD40X 703 in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in September 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Fresh off the production line at LaGrange, number 703 was displayed at a railroad trade fair on the site of Illinois Central's Central Station. Note the signage all over the locomotive touting the features. |
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9/1/1979 Upload Date: 8/1/2012 12:26:18 PM |
Location: |
Chicago, IL |
Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
KCS 703(SD40X) |
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863 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
KCS SD50 708 |
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KCS SD50 708 and SD40-2 648 at Neosho, Missouri on December 8, 1992, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. |
Photo Date: |
12/8/1992 Upload Date: 8/1/2012 12:53:37 PM |
Location: |
Neosho, MO |
Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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Yard |
Locomotives: |
KCS 708(SD50) KCS 648(SD40-2) |
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597 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
KCS SD50 712 |
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Kansas City Southern SD50 712 at Neosho, Missouri on December 8, 1992, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. |
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12/8/1992 Upload Date: 11/17/2012 1:20:47 PM |
Location: |
Neosho, MO |
Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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Roster |
Locomotives: |
KCS 712(SD50) |
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367 Comments: 0 |
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KCS S12 1161 |
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Kansas City Southern S12 1161 at Kansas City, Kansas on August 15, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 1161 was built in April 1951 (c/n 75055), one of four Baldwin S12's delivered to the KCS (#'s 1160-1163). It has Milwaukee Road transfer caboose 01747 in tow, explained in comments to another photo of this situation: Jeff Carlson commented on 2/7/2012 8:18:37 AM; Interesting. Regarding the KCS-MILW combo, the two of them share Knoche Yard in KC, referring to it as the "Joint Agency." This agreement continues today with the KCS and CP (ICE). Chris Guss commented on 2/7/2012 6:32:13 PM; Knoche's Joint Agency term is just that. The locals based out of there use a mixture of crews and equipment on all jobs based in the terminal. Just like the equipment in your photo is mixed, the crew on board is also a mixture of KCS and MILW crewmembers. |
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8/15/1965 Upload Date: 5/21/2015 6:15:55 PM |
Location: |
Kansas City, KS |
Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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Roster |
Locomotives: |
KCS 1161(S12) |
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742 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
KCS S12 1161 |
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KCS S12 1161 at Kansas City, Kansas on August 15, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 1161 was built in April 1951 (c/n 75055), one of four S12's delivered to the KCS (#'s 1160-1163). It has Milwaukee Road transfer caboose 01747 in tow, I have no explanation why, but please see the Comments below, thanks guys. |
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8/15/1965 Upload Date: 2/6/2012 9:48:25 AM |
Location: |
Kansas City, KS |
Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
Categories: |
Yard |
Locomotives: |
KCS 1161(S12) |
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1869 Comments: 2 |
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KCS NW2 4225 |
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Kansas City Southern NW2 4225 at Shreveport, Louisiana on June 28, 1980, Kodachrome by Paul L. Strang, Chuck Zeiler collection. |
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6/28/1980 Upload Date: 11/17/2012 3:04:44 PM |
Location: |
Shreveport, LA |
Author: |
Paul L. Strang |
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Roster |
Locomotives: |
KCS 4225(NW2) |
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485 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
KCS SW7 4313 |
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Kansas City Southern Railway SW7 4313 at Fort Smith, Arkansas on June 8, 1974, Kodachrome by Paul L. Strang, Chuck Zeiler collection. The class lights are lit, that's pretty neat. |
Photo Date: |
6/8/1974 Upload Date: 3/25/2013 12:33:07 PM |
Location: |
Fort Smith, AR |
Author: |
Paul L. Strang |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
KCS 4313(SW7) |
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587 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
KCS SW1500 4346 |
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Kansas City Southern Railway SW1500 4346 at Heavener, Oklahoma on December 28, 1974, Kodachrome by Paul L. Strang, Chuck Zeiler collection. |
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12/28/1974 Upload Date: 3/25/2013 1:57:16 PM |
Location: |
Heavener, OK |
Author: |
Paul L. Strang |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
KCS 4346(SW1500) |
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443 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
KCS 170267 |
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KCS 170267 at Cotter, Arkansas on Februar| 22, 1990, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. |
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2/22/1990 Upload Date: 10/20/2014 12:43:28 PM |
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Cotter, AR |
Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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RollingStock |
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118 Comments: 0 |
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