Talk:Scott Special

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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on May 13, 2006. The text of the entry was: Did you know ...that the 44 hour and 54 minute transit time of the 1905 Scott Special between Los Angeles, California, and Chicago, Illinois, wasn't beaten in regular railway operations until the 1937 launch of the Super Chief?
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Death Valley Ranch / Scotty's Castle edit

Latest comment: 17 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Scotty did not build this!

It was built by a Chicago millionaire Albert Johnson, as a winter holiday retreat, although he let his friend Scotty live there, and indeed in his will granted it to a religious organisation on condition that Scotty could stay there until his own death chrisboote 14:25, 19 July 2006 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the heads up. I've moved the link down to the See also section and removed the bit about him building it. Slambo (Speak) 15:51, 19 July 2006 (UTC)Reply

Newton - Emporia Engineer Hadley R. Rossetter or H. R. Rossiter (spelling)? edit

Latest comment: 14 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The article lists the Newton - Emporia Engineer as Hadley R. Rossetter with Signor and Balwin Locomotive Works (1906) as sources. Is the spelling of the last name correct? I do not have access to the first source. But the Baldwin Locomotive Works (1906) lists "Engineer H. Rossiter" for Newton-Emporia. Furthermore, "Heroic. Engineer's Life. Duty's Penalty. Man who hauled "Scotty's Special" Killed in Wreck. California Limited No. 3, On Santa Fe, Runs Into Open Switch With Fatal Results..." Los Angeles Times July 31, 1908, p. 16 fourth paragraph first sentence: "Engineer H. R. Rossiter is the man who hauled Walter Scott's Death Valley special through Kansas several years ago." RalphOnTheRailroad (talk) 23:32, 31 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

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