Anyone Else Fascinated By Old Locomotives?

[Rruuff Day]

OK railway buffs, we need to learn something every day so..... what, in all creation, is this thing?

It use to be one of these. He remodeled and saved himself three workers wages.

 

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[Rruuff Day]

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Train overcrowding was obviously an issue back then as well.

 

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London Underground circa 1863. World's first underground railway. Steam locomotive and gas-lit wooden carriages.

 

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[Dave91TM]

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"WaterTown"...pretty much describes California with its current weather.

 

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[Rruuff Day]

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Looks a little like Alberta this last week

 

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[OL Yeller]

Over shot the stop sign i think.

 

[Rruuff Day]

Over shot the stop sign i think.

He was rockin' to Pink Floyd's 'Another Brick in the Wall'

 

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