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To: yarddog

What an engineering marvel!!!


6 posted on 07/26/2019 4:51:48 PM PDT by Don Corleone (Nothing makes the delusional more furious than truth.)
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To: Don Corleone

My Father worked for General Steel back then and they made the cast steel wheels for most of these locomotives. He held some patents on special wheel constructions. Got to see some of his work in Scranton and Denver where they have a lot of these old machines. Fun for mr and my grandchildren.


20 posted on 07/26/2019 6:31:38 PM PDT by JeanLM (Obama proves melanin is just enough to win elections)
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To: Don Corleone

Went to GOlden Spike in May

Totally awesome

It is like a live giant


25 posted on 07/26/2019 7:22:18 PM PDT by aumrl (let's keep it real Conservatives)
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