Originally posted by Old Limey [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Old Limey Member sinceJuly 2004 From: The Worlds first Navy Base (Kent) 34 posts Posted by Old Limey on Thursday, April 7, 2005 9:30 AM I suppose logically as Mr Spock would say, it makes no sense to be a steam fan as they were(are) messy smelly inefficient machines compared with what I see rolling by at Rochelle, but someone said a way back that a steam locomotive was probably the nearest man had ever constructed to a living creature.I suppose ships are talked about like that but are diesal locomotives held in the same light? I spoke to an Electric train driver back in the late 70's who had converted from steam and he said how nice it was going to work and keeping clean all day with no sweat to show for his travels but he also said how it was a different feeling at the end of a shift on steam fighting your way to your destination with steam pressure at a premuin all the time.He had a sense of achievement in those days, what gives you kicks spbed? Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
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