Anyone Else Fascinated By Old Locomotives?

[Pep]

Then... Now....

 

[Rruuff Day]

Say could you open that red valve on the left just a little, not too much just a little, yeah the red one...

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That's actually a close-up of a Waltham wrist watch mechanism

 

[Black 03 Z06]

The Federal Government announced today that High Speed Rail is coming to the Calgary/Edmonton and Oshawa/Guelph corridors. The Minister said "while the funding is secured it will depend on the publics support and participation."

 

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Beautiful Sante Fe Alco Locomotive rolls through San Diego...

 

[Pep]

One can never go wrong with too many Alco pics.

 

[dyoung]

Thanks for the Warbonnet pictures......Oops, can we still say that?

 

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Three days in the Penalty Box @dyoung.

Great paint work, classy looking trains.

 

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Another heavy lift, looks brand new...

 

[OL Yeller]

Early in the model year run...Sin # 49.

 

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[Pep]

 

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[Pep]

 

[Rruuff Day]

hmmmm.... I sense a winter theme in some of these last few shots..

 

[Black 03 Z06]

 

[Pep]

 

[Black 03 Z06]

Beautiful pic Randy.

 

[Rruuff Day]

Not to derail the winter theme that seems to be taking over here but it's -20 today and I need to see pictures with no snow...lol.