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Saving and restoration of the Danbury Museum's S and T New York Central locomotives Overmod replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by daveklepper	26	5968
The Locomotive Boiler Overmod replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by L-105	3	2040
Pennsylvania Ghost Town Rail Trail blue streak 1 replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by MidlandMike	19	4652
Alleghenies kgbw49 replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Backshop	67	7740
The A1 Locomotive Trust 2022 Convention 54light15 replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by M636C	1	1085
Tapered boilers Overmod replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Ulrich	6	2037
Trolley Triage BEAUSABRE replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by MidlandMike	2	1333
UP Steam Shop tour, December 19th Posted one year ago by Overmod	0	1015
Quick, Watson -- the game's afoot! kgbw49 replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Overmod	7	2189
New York Central Steam Turbine Overmod replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by BEAUSABRE	6	2549
The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland M636C replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by M636C	5	1777
Someone's Going To Be In DEEP Doo-Doo! wjstix replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Flintlock76	30	5130
The Brave Engineer pennytrains replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by 54light15	4	1644
UP announces donation of Steam Locomotive 3985 to Friends of 261 group. jeffhergert replied to this thread one year ago Posted 2 years ago by CMStPnP	21	4391
My town got a steam engine!!!!! D.Carleton replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by CMStPnP	12	2213
B&O 2-6-6-2 M636C replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by IA and eastern	7	2316
2102 Suffers Failure, SD50s used in her place Overmod replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Harrison	27	4600
Southern Pacific MK-5 #745 Built at SP's Algiers, La. Shops [1921 (?)] samfp1943 replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by samfp1943	3	1205
Southern Pacific 982 to return to steam... Overmod replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by txhighballer	24	9117
Nice video of 261 from Oct 1, 2022 excursion. kgbw49 replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by CMStPnP	2	1004
Interesting Finds from the Baldwin and Lima Archives IA and eastern replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by L-105	19	5128
How they did it in 1950s Germany Overmod replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by 54light15	11	2173
Thomas Was "Bloody Useless" M636C replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by BEAUSABRE	54	5802
Rail Fanning and Preservation- Amusement and Theme Parks and Their Trains pennytrains replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by samfp1943	48	4883
Lima 1946 2-6-6-6 selector replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by IA and eastern	17	3054
Southern Pacific 4-8-8-2 4294's Owner Pneudyne replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by SPer	13	3245
Pulling a Niagara kgbw49 replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Overmod	4	1442
PRR T1 "Headlinght In Front Grill" Overmod replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by BEAUSABRE	14	2216
Delivering the Big Boys jeffhergert replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by BEAUSABRE	27	4463
New Zealand's Answer to the Shay - The Johnston Overmod replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by BEAUSABRE	6	2610