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    Locomotive and possible location identification?

    Hi there, first time. I have this old sketch in my possession that I'm not entirely sure where it comes from. I can identify a Shay loco, clearly a 2-truck. Sketch seems to be of the crew posing next to the loco while pulling some logs up a grade. It's difficult to read in the photograph itself...
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    NKP 765 Returning to Owosso (2010)

    Back in 2010 we see NKP 765 on return trip to Owosso on a Fall Color Tour sponsored by Steam Railroading Institute. Footage was taken on her Return Trip south to Owosso to Alma. Don't forget to hit subscribe and turn on the notification bell! Like us on Facebook...
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    Mountain Thunder: Western Maryland Scenic 734

    The day after we chased N&W 611 to Roanoke, we went north to Cumberland, Maryland to see 734 in her final days of steam. Now the 734 rests in Cumberland waiting to be rebuilt back into action! Filmed May 31st 2015. Don't forget to hit subscribe and turn on the notification bell! Like us on...
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    Steam In The Bonnies

    While China is known for modern railroading, it also features some steam train and I was able to visit one on a May 2019 trip. The location is 3 hours outside of the Sichuan Province capital Chengdu and the railroad is called Jiayang Coal Railway. The railroad was once built to haul coal and...
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    Jiayang Coal Railway

    Nestled deep in China's southwest interior lies the Jiayang Coal Railway. About a good 3 hour drive from the capital of Sichuan Province Chengdu, this 762mm (2.5 ft) is one of the last narrow gauge railroads to still operate in China. Powering the line are Class C2 ex-PKP 0-8-0 steam engines...
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    Pere Marquette 1225's Back to the Bricks Special 2016 (Full Chase)

    With summertime right around the corner its time for Summertime Steam Excursions to begin! For a Throwback YouTube post something different I am trying out, I combined the original two videos (North & South) to make a full chase video. We feature a full chase of 1225 on her first excursion of...
  7. Polson Logging Company #2

    Polson Logging Company #2

    Leaving Garibaldi, OR
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  8. Polson Logging Company #2

    Polson Logging Company #2

    Leaving Garibaldi, OR
    • Youngwarrior
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  9. Polson Logging Company #2

    Polson Logging Company #2

    Backing into Garibaldi, OR.
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  10. Granite Rock Co. No. 10

    Granite Rock Co. No. 10

    Granite Rock Company No. 10 is an 0-6-0 steam locomotive built in 1942 by H.K. Porter for the Granite Rock Company. The engine was used for Granite Rock Company as a switcher. It resides at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, CA.
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
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    Last Run of the Cascade Canyon Train and First Run of the Silverton Train!

    May 4, 2018, and the weather couldn't be more perfect for the final run to Cascade Canyon, Colorado. This train has been led by 476 for most of the season, but today 480 takes the lead. We catch the train before it departs Durango and then several more times before it leaves Rockwood. When it...



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