Aram,
Thanks, I never heard of that engine before. It must be the biggest, longest
fire-tube boiler ever made, quite a feat to pull off.
My maternal grandfather was an engineer, i.e., train engine driver, in the
early 1900s for the Illinois Central Railroad so I have place in my heart for
the Age of Steam.
Bill
On Nov 13, 2019, at 10:53 AM, Aram <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I am not a train nut, but I have loved trains since getting my Lionel set
when I was about 2 years old in 1952. Truth said, my dad got it for me
because he always wanted one.
While going across southern Wyoming, we saw, much to my wife's regret, many
train attractions, and Big Boy, in Cheyenne, WY was indeed BIG. Largest
steam locomotive ever built. It was not in a very picturesque location, but
impressive none the less.
View them large. The set starts here:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f19/c/Cheyeanne+Big+Boy-4058.jpg.html
Comments welcome.
Aram
Aram Langhans
(Semi) Retired Science Teacher
& Unemployed photographer
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