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- Quaint
- Re: My Favorite Year
- A perfect scene!
- John McGiver comes to mind
- The Bank Block is still half there (right side).
- Decapitated
- Busy town
- Animal Crackers
- My Favorite Year
- Their town
- I wanna know ...
- Left Bank
- No hurryin', but maybe Russian?
- Stack 'Em Up
- What's in a name
- Some things that caught my eye
- No Comment(s)
- Dark swoosh
- Also Use “Zeff” for Malaria
- Rock Island Line
- Warning Light
- Front Entrance
- The Pedant In Me
- I had to look up what a PCC was
- Old Memphis
- 1935 — GM Introduces the Turret Top
- The tires still look pretty good.
- Where's Nitti?
- Links
- The complete package
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CB&Q: 1910
Omaha, Nebraska, 1910. "Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Locomotive CBQ 2867." 4x5 inch glass negative, Louis A. Marre Rail Transportation Photograph Collection. View full size.
Steam Locomotive Dynamo
How is a steam engine headlight lit? By a steam-powered generator, or dynamo.
A history of the locomotive headlamp.
Not Lantern
I think that's a light fixture below the headlight, to show a red light when the engine is backing up.
3rd Eye!
This is a beautiful photograph of a very elegant steam locomotive! Might any of the railfans know what the lantern hanging below the headlight is for? I have not observed that before!
Well done!
The iron horse
And the real horses on the bridge.
Doug: that’s amazing. Love all the little helpers.
While still a pup
The engine was but a year old at the time of the photo, but it was still around until after WW2, being sold for scrap in 1952. The ''Q'' got their money's worth out of this beauty.
Speaking of trains
A friend recently shared this video with me. Enjoy.
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