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[quote user="Cheese"] [quote user="wisandsouthernkid"]where is the 1800s steam is it not around anymore or is it just me not looking hard enough for it because i have not found any on any tourist lines why is that? is it that they are not reliable and fail easily or is it other things?[/quote]There are several reasons why there isn't much 19th century steam. 1: Their Age, because the older the locomotive, the more you have to care for it, which means the more you have to spend on it. 2. While they are attractive, most people prefer more modern steam 3. Railfans (most of them anyways, including me) despise "Wild West" railroad attractions, and prefer authentisism over tourist crap. 4. There are more modern steam locomotives than 19th century steam locomotives.So there you have it. (DOWN WITH WILD WEST RAILROAD TOURIST ATTRACTIONS!!!!!)Cheese[/quote]I agree your view of so-called wild west tourist attractions assuming that they are typically gaudy and inauthentic.  And I also agree that most railfans prefer the most modern steam because it represents the pinnacle of steam locomotive development, and it is also the largest, which seems to be a major criteria for many.  However, I think locomotives from circa 1900 were generally the handsomest of all.  And I like the earlier diamond stack power from the "wild west" era, but in its authentic historical context.  I would go back to 1885 any day.
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