Steam Locomotive!!!

[RetroLounge]

This left Milwaukee this morning at 8:30am and Miss Pie and I caught it doing about 40mph thru town on it's way up north.

Amazing beast of a machine!

Milwaukee Road #261



RL

[PeaceNikki]

1. Very cool!

Please give her my regards, I am nursing a touch of the stomach flu and won't be up to leaving the house tonight.

:(

[RetroLounge]

2. Feel better soon...

:hug:

RL

[PeaceNikki]

3. Thanks.

I am bummed that I won't meet her.

Somehow, I think the two of you will still manage to find some way of staying entertained.

[RetroLounge]

4. I don't think anyone is going to show, actually...

So we made alternate plans just in case.

We'll stop in and wait for people, if no one show, we're off to explore downtown, have dinner, go bookstore shopping, get coffee or write.

RL

[BrotherBuzz]

5. Steam Locomotive!!!

This was taken just up the small lane from where I grew up. You can't see it, but the tracks have an electric rail that also supported a commuter train. There was a cool tunnel about a quarter mile to the right that was nice to hang out in during the hot summer days. It's all gone, replaced by a bike path. Progress. Times have been better.


I would defiantly run a couple of blocks to watch your steam locomotive. I like! :thumbsup:

[Forkboy]

6. That's sweet.

Wish I could see one in action someday.

[yellowdogintexas]

8. there are active steam trains all over the country. We look for them whenever

we plan a vacation, just in case we can ride one. We got to take two steam train trips in Colorado on the same vacation. The Cumbres- Toltec in southern Colorado and the Durango-Silverton in western Colorado.

Fantastic

There is the French Lick Railroad in Indiana
The Texas Railroad in East Texas
one called Steamboat in Colorado
and I know there are others that escape my mind at the moment


edited to add: http://www.fotoimages.com/trains/trains.html a nice link of steam trains

another more different link, with more info on trains you can actually ride:
http://www.railsusa.com/links/Tourist_Railroads/

[Forkboy]

9. Ithink I saw the Durango-Silverton on some tv show about trains, scenic train rides.

Wherever it was, it was beautiful.

Thanks for the links! Cool stuff.

[yellowdogintexas]

11. advice: if in Colorado and you have to choose between Durango-Silverton and

Cumbres-Toltec


The Cumbres-Toltec KICKS ASS. I would gladly ride the Durango Silverton again given the opportunity. If I were in the New Mexico/Colorado area, I would go out of my way to ride the Cumbres-Toltec again. The variety of terrain is amazing. On the Durango you spend a lot of time in the valley, following the riverbed. On the Cumbres, you just keep on climbing..starting from high plains in Antonito and ending in mountains in Chama NM

View from the tunnel exit, heading west to Chama on the second half of the trip

[OakCliffDem]

12. I didn't know there were any of those left that actually run

[yellowdogintexas]

7. OH, that is neat. Mr Yellowdog would LOVE that. He is a train and steam engine

junkie. Totally.

Thanks for sharing it

[IndianaJones]

10. Steal your face right off your head. nt.