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IPSCO doesn't scrap everything they receive - this steamer for instance was put on display, while its cousins became beer cans.
The English Magazine "Steam Railway" is reporting that the Canadian Pacific Railroad is to restore the 1928 Canadian built 4-8-4 3101 with a budget of 1M...
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Looks familiar? http://tinyurl.com/3b84pa
He's the twin brother of the Prince Albert steam engine, CN 5080, ex-CGR 453 (CGR 471 here) respectively. He's a later built though, of 1917 heritage, kept by CN longer as well, until 1963. The tender is from CN 5139, another in the series.
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NS Eastbound Transcaer Whistlestop Tour Special 955 on display at Birmingham, Al. ( 2nd Avenue ). This train started out in Hattiesburg, Ms., then made a stop at Tuscaloosa, Al. before coming to Birmingham, Al., then went to Columbus, Ga. for its final stop on the tour. Transcaer stands for...
Here is a different view of UP SD70ACe #8351, sitting on display for Franklin Park Railroad Daze. Photo taken from the window of tower B12, which was also open for viewing.
Engine3420 and engine1273
SP 1273 has been preserved and is located at Travel Town, Griffith Park Los Angeles California.
Engine3420 has not been preserved....just keeps getting older and older.
This is a class SL Pacific 4-6-2
First built by the Japanese for the Manchurian Railways ( during Japanese occupation) of northeastern China prior to WW 2
Unfortunately I have missplaced my notes on the locos in this museum, but I'll try to explain as well as I can visually.
This is the very locomotive that pulled Chairman Mao's train into Peking(Beijeng)after the Chinese Nationalist were defeated in 1949. That's Mao's relief on the smokebox front.
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