Thanks for presenting this to us. Great song and great video. I remember traveling by steam-powered locomotive trains. It is its own history filled with nostalgia as one understands the complexity of these steam-powered locos and the might. Typically, a steam locomotive was given a complete service after a run. So, a competent railroad had two locos for each run!
I got to ride in the cab of a small steam locomotive thats used as an excursion train. it was very interesting, even a small one took three people to operate. one running the throttle, one operating the boiler water and one shoveling coal into the firebox. the one I rode in (which is no longer operable) built in 1952 for the US Army, was THE last steam locomotive built in the US.
Thanks for presenting this to us. Great song and great video. I remember traveling by steam-powered locomotive trains. It is its own history filled with nostalgia as one understands the complexity of these steam-powered locos and the might. Typically, a steam locomotive was given a complete service after a run. So, a competent railroad had two locos for each run!
ReplyDeletethanks!
ReplyDeletethats a cool song and great video.
I got to ride in the cab of a small steam locomotive thats used as an excursion train.
it was very interesting, even a small one took three people to operate. one running the throttle, one operating the boiler water and one shoveling coal into the firebox.
the one I rode in (which is no longer operable) built in 1952 for the US Army, was THE last steam locomotive built in the US.