Anyone Else Fascinated By Old Locomotives?

[Rruuff Day]

just outside Mississippi in the 20's

 

[Black 03 Z06]

Smiling in the engineers seat...

 

[Black 03 Z06]

Seriously what could go wrong here...those pesky crossovers known as diamonds

 

[Black 03 Z06]

Seaboard Air Line pulling into North Hollywood. Lots seem to be happening in this pic, someone important arriving?

 

[Rruuff Day]

Someone heard that Charlie Chaplin and Greta Garbo were on that train...

 

[Black 03 Z06]

Erie and Lackawanna Yard Switcher...

 

[Black 03 Z06]

Like this picture...just hanging around the tracks...

 

[nascar03]

Above! Social distancing at the rails.?

g

 

[nascar03]

I wonder if each of those fellas know the other is right there!???
LOL

g

 

[Black 03 Z06]

A Budd Car or as we called them a dayliner...

 

[Black 03 Z06]

This looks a little sketchy...

 

[Black 03 Z06]

Taken from an early dash cam...

 

[nascar03]

Nice OLDS.

g

 

[Black 03 Z06]

A shined up and ready to roll...

 

[Black 03 Z06]

1938 EMD Locomotive...Just off the assembly line?

 

[Black 03 Z06]

Throttles cracked wide open and "A Little Ahead of Schedule"

 

[Black 03 Z06]

Marciline, Missouri...beautiful picture and incredible structure...

 

[Black 03 Z06]

Sometimes you find a picture and the only thought is what the h$77. This would be one of them.

 

[COP8]

l am a 1st class power engineer (retired) and l would love to hook up with a bunch of like minded people to rebuild old steam trains.

 

[nascar03]

Those Oldsmobile’s are BIG!

graham