Everyone here loves a good Steam Locomotive, so post an image of a Steamer.
Prototypical or a model is fine.
I'll start.
Saint Louis Park Minnesota, Summer 2019.
Post that Steamer
TF
Grand Trunk Western USRA 2-8-2 no. 4070 at RD junction, on the B&O, Cleveland, Ohio in 1976:
4070_RD_w-RW by Edmund, on Flickr
Post that Steamer!
Ed
Post that steamer!
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
OK, how about a couple of them?
Sheldon
Something a little bit smaller:
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
I've never seen a steamer I didn't like. They're all looking good here and the yellow rocket sure is interesting Brent.
Posted many times before because She is my favorite. Not only a functional steam engine at one time but a work of art.
Post that Steamer.
Here's a sneak peek at my new layout:
And here's an ex-CN 2-8-0 now owned and operated by the Kamloops Heritage Railway Society:
A closer shot in the vesitbule nearest the engine:
Mel. You sure did a great job on that kitbashed Southern Pacific and I've seen that bridge of yours before, magnificent! that's why I remember it.
Your story of your birthday present from the SP yard superintendent sure did go well with your pictures. I could almost imagine the joy you must still feel from you're fond memory while I read it.
Selector. Great looking layout picture. Not only the steamer but the bridge it's on and its surroundings. Great job!
I love the look through the door at 2141. You certainly topped my only look through the door that was similar but a much later date.
I bought 2861 because she ran Vancouver to Revelstoke.
2861 on the turntable.
The Mighty, and impressive, B&O EM-1:
B-O_Chardon_EM1_edited-1 by Edmund, on Flickr
These hulking monsters used to run on the Lake Branch of the B&O right in my old back yard, sadly, before my time.
Thankfully, Bachmann, in one of their better moves, provided a decent model in HO at a reasonable price
EM1_7600 by Edmund, on Flickr
B-andEM1_2000-1 by Edmund, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
Here are a few...
Steamtown...
Hamburg, NY....
East Broad Top...
Dundas, Ontario...
Near Niagara Fall, Ontario...
The view from the baggage car, at 79mph...
Wayne
NYC J1e Hudson by Lionel in American OO gauge. From the late pre WWII period of Lionel's long history. Cheers Mike the Aspie
Silly NT's, I have Asperger's Syndrome
A small one, with a funny back story.
Steam Foam 1 by Richard W, on Flickr" alt="Foamy Steamer" width="500" height="350" />
See, these were on an excursion run, and when the local VFD (Volunteer Fire Department) came to refill it, they accidentally used the foam side..... Water had to be dumped and redone, and the VFD truck ran out before the locomotives we're back to full, so the excursion, which should have taken about 2 hours, turned into 4... With a fun little story and picture to go with it.
Ricky W.
HO scale Proto-freelancer.
My Railroad rules:
1: It's my railroad, my rules.
2: It's for having fun and enjoyment.
3: Any objections, consult above rules.
A Pacific Fast Mail HO model of a Boston and Maine B15 Mogul. It came to me as a gift, in bad shape. Large parts were coming loose, the motor ran hot. I had to go to E-bay to acquire a big 150 Watt soldering iron to solder it back together. I fixed the motor by replacing the ancient Alnico magnet with neodynium super magets. The cars are all 48 foot open platform, wood, truss rod plastic Model Power. My father used to commute to work in Boston on a very simular train. Except that the proto type cars were 60 foot instead of 48 foot. One of these days I will build the three Ambroid kits I have for 60 foot coaches.
David Starr www.newsnorthwoods.blogspot.com
Garratt, anyone?
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andrechapelonGarratt, anyone?
Your order, please!
ricktrains4824hese were on an excursion run, and when the local VFD (Volunteer Fire Department) came to refill it, they accidentally used the foam side...
Ricky,
That is hilarious! I hope no damage was done, although the egos of the members of the VFD were probably a little bruised!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
I can't resist posting this picture of my favourite steam locomotive. It is a work in progress that has been on the back burner for years now. I wanted to backdate the model to resemble a Grand Trunk 10 wheeler. One of the defining features of the GT 4-6-0 was the rather large gap between the boiler and the frame. I love the 'see through' effect. To accomplish that I moved the drive axle from the front to the middle.
Here is is locomotive as it sits:
Here is the prototype:
Don't ask me why I have let the project languish for so long. I haven't a clue!
Some great locomotives, ffolkes.
A slight larger example than Ulrich’s offering. NZR G class, 4-6-2 + 2-6-4. Painting by the late W.W. Stewart.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
My favourite, NZR Ja 1267, currently in storage. Pencil drawing by the Bear.
Bear, you are a very talented artist!
Dave - Happy to report that the only damage was to egos of VFD, and to the event organizers.
And Bear - Awesome drawing!!!!!!!
Good morning
Wow look at all the Steamers this morning, awesome! Thanks for posting everyone, they look great. Impressive sketch Bear
Casey Jones Museum Jackson, Tennessee Christmas time 2018
P.S. The foam thing was funny Ricky. If that happened to one of Kevin's Steamers we could call it "Gillette Foamy Regular"
Durango
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Telegraph Cove, Vancouver Island, at the perimeter of a sawmill. (Taken in 2006).
Well if we are going in that direction.....ran when parked at Strasburg
Let's go the other direction....
Untitled by Richard W, on Flickr" alt="765 Altoona" width="500" height="350" />
765 Rolling through Altoona station a few years back.
Thanks, Rick, I had forgotten this one until you posted your shot...
Three of us chased this locomotive quite extensively, but the view above, in New Brighton, PA. was especially memorable. When we drove into town, there was a very large crowd gathered near a sweeping curve, and with a multitude of mainline tracks (at least four). However, there were a lot of people on the various tracks, hoping, I guess, to get photos minus the crowd.
We drove on a little further, and found a small trackside park, with only a few other foamers there, none of them on or near railroad property.As the loco approached the curve, it began to smoke heavily, with the whistle blowing repeatedly in an effort to get everyone off the tracks. While I'm not a fan of the heavy smoke-effects, I do understand that many expect it.
However, as the loco neared the crowd, the smoke "mysteriously" settled onto the lot of them. I am positive that the fireman knew exactly how and when to cause that effect.
As soon as the engine passed that sooty bunch, the stack exhaust returned to vertical, and we all got good shots of the loco and smoke effects, but without the settling of it.As the locomotive moved past, many of us were laughing and the nod and wave from the fireman confirmed to me that he knew what he had done and was aware that we knew what he had done, too. All three of us lived and/or worked around trains, and we always respect the dangers when around the tracks, whether there are crowds or not. I think that a few other folks got the message that day, too.
A China Railways KD7 at rest at Shanghai, around 1985, the picture was taken by Johnather Such. The KD7s were built in America by Baldwin, Lima and Alco and were sent to China a year after World War Two ended, as aid.
Update: There we go, the picture showed up!
"No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow." -Lin Yutang
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