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A train coming across a Pennsylvania Railroad trestle near Saltsburg, Indiana County evokes a vivid image of industrial determination and rural resilience. The wooden trestle, stretching across a misty valley, supports the weight of a steam locomotive and its trailing freight cars as they rumble...

The Pennsylvania Railroad Roundhouse and Locomotive Finishing Shop in Altoona in 1950 stood at the very core of operations for the mighty Pennsylvania Railroad, whose system once stretched from the Atlantic seaboard deep into the Midwest. At Altoona, this vast industrial complex functioned as a...

This image of the Pennsylvania Railroad K4s steam locomotive accident at Crestline, Ohio, encapsulates the tension between industrial might and human fallibility. The K4s, once the pride of PRR’s passenger fleet, lies helpless in a turntable pit—its fall not caused by mechanical failure or...

You had to be 21 back then when the waters were MUDDY

Personally would rahter listen to my own car than the radio.

You could always look at my post #217 on this thread BM beat everyone. Plus a few brown envelopes

Mc's efforts do seem to be paying off somewhat with a softening of China's trade stance and possibly India's. Don't think the western farmers are unhappy with selling grain to CN of the Maritines selling some lobster. Small incremental stuff but positions are changing and they don't change...

Still musically relevant today

Well PP just got Joe Rogan to say that he would vote for him. If PP can get Joe Rogan to vote for him I would conjecture that that says a lot about PP. As to MC, well he certainly is not sitting on his rear. Some may not agree with the Liberal platform but MC has certainly changed the way the...

Wonder if PP will try to follow in Dief's footsteps and scrap this one! You'll have to go see it Rruuff The "Arrow II" Flight Testing (Expected 2026) While the original interceptors are gone, a dedicated team at the Avro Museum near Calgary is nearing completion of a 60% scale, piloted replica...

What could be better than a clear fall day, an imposing mountain range, and a handsome steamer billowing clouds of steam and smoke ? Thanks to the Heber Valley for putting on a great show almost two decades ago; let's hope that they finally get the 618 back out on the rails again

𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒐𝒐𝒑𝒔 N&W 611 leads the Asheville Flyer through Old Fort North Carolina, traversing the famous loops. Photo shared with permission from the photographer/owner

After an afternoon layover in Jim Thorpe, T-1 #2102 exits the yard limits at Jim Thorpe Jct. headed back for Reading. Photo shared with permission from the photographer/owner

After the W.C railroad started up in the late 80's steam trips started up on the former SOO LINE We are here for a photo run by at Lake Villa. Photo shared with permission from the photographer/owner

As to the discussion of the "Farnham" loco, this is a still picture, not a video so naturally it would not appear to be moving even if it were "leaving" the station. The steamers never really just shot out from a stand still at any rate. I remember seeing the wheels spin before any movement...