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File:BobGrey 060 AVWRR April2013.jpg|Bob Grey with his 0-6-0 switcher #1079. The locomotive was built by Paul F. Brien in 1970. This photo was taken at the Annetta Valley & Western Meet, April 2013. Photo by Daris A Nevil. | File:BobGrey 060 AVWRR April2013.jpg|Bob Grey with his 0-6-0 switcher #1079. The locomotive was built by Paul F. Brien in 1970. This photo was taken at the Annetta Valley & Western Meet, April 2013. Photo by Daris A Nevil. | ||
File:Gray Anniversary Spring2008.jpg|Bob & Louise Grey of Mississippi celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary at the Annetta Valley & Western Railroad Spring 2008 meet. | |||
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Revision as of 22:24, 16 July 2013
Bob Grey is a retired railroad engineer of the Columbus and Greenville Railway in Mississippi. Bob is an avid live steamer. He has been attending meetings at the Annetta Valley & Western Railroad in Texas for over 40 years. AV&W's Grey Yard is named in honor of Bob Grey.
Bob owns an 0-6-0 switcher in 1.5 inch scale built by Paul Brien.
Movie Role
Bob played an uncredited part in the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?". He appears as the fireman in the locomotive at the opening of the movie.
- The train is featured in the opening sequence. It was shot on the Columbus & Greenville Railway near Leland, MS and consists of Dardanelle & Russellville Railroad Locomotive #4 from North Dardanelle, Arkansas (Baldwin 2-6-2 built in 1913, W.T. Carter & Brother #4, Reader RR #4). The stock car (CB&Q), tank car (Superior Oil) and outside braced box car (NP) came from the Texas State Railroad at Rusk Texas. The hopper car, steel box car and flat car are from the C&G Railway and the wood caboose is from the Reader Railroad at Reader, Arkansas. Everything, except the C&G equipment, was brought to the C&G at Greenville, MS by truck.