I miss the old trains.

[RandomPoster]

Here's another beauty. The sound is mesmerizing.

 

[RandomPoster]

TTT for trains and the age of steam. In China, it seems, they still make trains. This one runs on raw, unprocessed coal straight from the mine, topped off with a mixture of coal dust and diesel sludge. It has no EPA restrictions, filters, spark arrestors, or any other such eco-maniac BS.

 

[Weatherman2020]

America used to make the greatest trains in the world. Those legendary were the first trains anywhere capable or transporting 1 MILLION pounds of American steel, coal, and raw materials at a speed of 80 MPH! 30 tons of coal is all it took to haul hundreds of tons of goods across the country as long as you minimized stopping the train.

I live near a train track and I never see real trains anymore. Back when trains were trains, this is people got to see when they ran to the track to watch the train go by.

There are a few historic replicas left.

I really like this video here.



When was the last time you saw something like that roll through your town? Here is a video from China, showing an impressive train.



As a matter of national pride, our country should build the biggest, baddest train in the world simply to show we can.

UP restored North America’s largest locomotive, the 4-8-8-4 Big Boy. I was there when they first moved it after sitting in SoCal for over 50 years to bring it back.


I’ve driven a GP-9 and my favorite- a 4-8-4

 

[Weatherman2020]

We still have the old Southern Pacific 4449 Daylight train running excursions. One of the most beautiful trains ever.

I’ve taken the Daylight as a passenger up the Columbia. One of the sexiest machines ever created.

 

[QuickHitCurepon]

My mother didn't get out too much, not anywhere special. I'm so glad I took her on this memorable trip through the woods.