Great photos!. (Talk about a set of springs!) There was/is nothing like a steam locomotive.
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I agree, aren’t those leaf springs crazy! Odd engineering but that was then! 😎
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I was born toward the end of the steam era unfortunately. I understand there were a few still in regular use on the then-CB&Q, but I don’t recall ever seeing any.
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I see, I’ve never seen one actually operating either Doug. The Clark County Museum also has one. They just can’t compete with the Diesel Electric engines today.
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They were really high maintenance, and the need to download water along the route must have been a real pain in cold weather. (I can’t imagine iced up water towers didn’t stop a few trains!) Diesels lack the romance, but, as you note, they have more power. I live near the Wyoming coalfields. Especially during the 1970s-1980s, we had 100 car trains pulling through town as this is a division point in the BNSF RR. You didn’t want to drive down a road that crossed a railroad track or two in those days if you ever wanted to get to work on time!
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thank you Marcus! Trains are fun to photograph with all the different shadows and shapes. ❤️
Great photos!. (Talk about a set of springs!) There was/is nothing like a steam locomotive.
I agree, aren’t those leaf springs crazy! Odd engineering but that was then! 😎
I was born toward the end of the steam era unfortunately. I understand there were a few still in regular use on the then-CB&Q, but I don’t recall ever seeing any.
I see, I’ve never seen one actually operating either Doug. The Clark County Museum also has one. They just can’t compete with the Diesel Electric engines today.
They were really high maintenance, and the need to download water along the route must have been a real pain in cold weather. (I can’t imagine iced up water towers didn’t stop a few trains!) Diesels lack the romance, but, as you note, they have more power. I live near the Wyoming coalfields. Especially during the 1970s-1980s, we had 100 car trains pulling through town as this is a division point in the BNSF RR. You didn’t want to drive down a road that crossed a railroad track or two in those days if you ever wanted to get to work on time!
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thank you Marcus! Trains are fun to photograph with all the different shadows and shapes. ❤️