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Steam Locomotive on Album Covers

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Posted by Wizlish on Thursday, March 3, 2016 8:18 AM

As a notable point: see the Delta truck prominently displayed almost in the foreground of the image?  There is or was a booster in that truck.

This was more useful in some circumstances than you might think.  There's a story in one of the books about railroading in the Forties that describes a fairly long troop train being pulled by 'an elderly 4-4-2' which did the business surprisingly well -- this was the 'secret' reason such a thing was likely possible.

 

Now, what's the provenance of the 0-6-0 on the Gerry Mulligan 'Age of Steam' album from 1971?

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Posted by timz on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 12:20 PM

Yeah, SP 3025 looks a good bet. Dunscomb has a pic of it, polished up and ready to donate in 1952.

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Posted by pajrr on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 4:35 AM

Timz, I know nothing about SP steam really, but if you are talking about an SP A-3 4-4-2 there is one preserved at Travel Town Museum in Los Angeles.

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Posted by timz on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 7:43 PM

http://apbrothersrecords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/DSC04075.jpg

A 4-4-2? With Stephenson valve gear? Are any of those SP engines still around?

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Steam Locomotive on Album Covers
Posted by SPer on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 7:01 PM

I have a album by REO Speedwagon from 1984 called Wheels Are Turning and I want to know on the back of the lp cover there is a steam locomotive that the band is posing next to the driving wheels can you tell me what steam locomotive is.

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