The Audiokarma Official Steam Engines Magazine

[brian222]

This happens around 30 miles south west of us each year

https://www.gdsf.co.uk/

you did say Steam engines

Interesting. We used to live in Mere, Wiltshire and the closest station was Gillingham.

 

[tanker 200]

 

[BigElCat]

Half-track for pulling logs;

 

[John James]

^ ^ ^

Boy, you don't see that every day!

 

[Pio1980]

https://oilcity.news/community/2019...e-racing-across-wyoming-on-final-tour-photos/

 

[highvoltage_]

Are the regular locomotives electric (vs this steam engine)?

Modern locomotives are diesel-electric. Diesel engines turn generators that power electric motors at the wheels.

 

[FONSguy]

It's N&W Month at Strasburg RR in PA!
The station live camera:

The turn around spot at Paradise, PA.

 

[Pio1980]

 

[Pio1980]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/5AT_Advanced_Technology_Steam_Locomotive

 

[Pio1980]

The steam age wasn't all Victorian technology romance;
http://colfa.utsa.edu/users/jreynolds/Tucker/exp1.html

 

[John James]

Thanks for the links.

 

[Pio1980]

How Union Pacific Restored the “Big Boy”
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/how-union-pacific-restored-the-big-boy-188946.html

 

[Erik Tracy]

The reappearance of this thread was good timing - just got back from a Southwest roadtrip. One stop was in Durango where we took the Durango to Silverton Narrow Gauge train trip.

Very scenic trip and during the spring thaw there was plenty of run off down side canyons and the Animas river was churning away.

Some pics I took:

 

[avionic]

 

[ernieb1536]

Beautiful, Chris! Thank you for sharing what looks to have been a wonderful afternoon.

Steam engines where enifficent and bad for the evironment but still one of the most fascinating coolest piece of machinery ever made ! What is about them that turn grown men in to kids !

 

[Pio1980]

 

[Justgotohm]

This is all I got, 1912, hopefully get it cleaned up and puffing along shortly.