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I was born in 1940 and saw the twilight years of steam. A great thing has passed. However, the diesel is more cost and operational efficient so there is no question why the railroads went to the diesel. During the early '70s we lived in Bakersfield California. One of our neighbors was ths Santa Fe's Super. of Brakes as the loop south east of town certainly called for brakes. He was a former engineer who had worked on steam. One evening I asked him if he would like to drive a steam engine again. He replies: "Yes, but only five miles down the track. Then I would get off and walk away without ever looking back." I guess that the good old days of steam were only good for foamers and not the operating personnel.
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