@captaincrutch.bsky.social
Steam Mechanic, Actor, Conductor Jack of all trades, master of none
Have you ever felt like doing the most outlandish thing ever to your drab and dirty steam locomotive?
I present... Elgin Joliet & Eastern class AB #755, all dressed up and decorated for an EJ&E employee special! I do not remember the date, but hey, 755 was not the only kettle done up like this. 😏
An interesting sight!
Before WWII, 4-6-2 crews on the Western Maryland were allowed to decorate their engines any way they saw fit; this is one of the most extravagant examples. K-2 Pacific #201 decorated in all sorts of colors, flags, and even antlers!
A far cry from the synonymous fireball. 🔥
The correct color for firetrucks to be
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Oops
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GP30s that at some point in their lives were destined for the WM
10.08.2023 14:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Hmmmm
09.08.2023 22:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Special delivery!
08.08.2023 20:39 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Shark
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Possibly the fastest locomotives ever built, the Milwaukee F7s. Sometimes scheduled in a fashion that resulted in them going faster than the official record holder for fastest steam engine, doing atleast 130mph in comparison to the 127mph of Mallard.
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A is for Awesome!
06.08.2023 02:34 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Was riding an antique steam train this past week, and they had a woman as the engineer for one trip… she was the best engineer out of the lot.
We need to let more girls play with trains.
Where are all my train people at?
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