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| If it seems like I am fixated with steam locomotives, that's probably true. It's part nostalgia, part amazement and I suppose part fantasy. Would I trade my keyboard for a steam locomotive throttle? Probably not permanently. |
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| I wandered onto the Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad by accident in February of 1997. I was amazed to see the collection of cabooses there at Elbe. I did a little research and returned in May of 1998 for their railfan day when they ran 5 steam locomotives. Here, three of them show off for railfans near Mineral Lake, Washington. |
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| UP3985 rolls southward between Nunn and Carr, Colorado in April of 1999. This was just prior to the run to Railfair in Sacramento. I had to jump out of the car to get this picture because I wasn't ready for them and had to chase the train to get this picture. |