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Foglamp posted an update 6 years, 1 month ago
On a lighter note, a sight to gladden the hearts and stir the souls of little boys of all ages – well, mine anyway!
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Well there is an excellent use of coal! We had a train set in our basement and my cousin, in his 80’s, has one set up in a building he made just for a country side, a little town and hillside filled with tracks. You actually don’t even have to be a little boy to appreciate trains! I was lucky enough to ride the California Zephyr from Chicago to California when I was 12 (1962). We had 2 berths and a sitting area. The dining car had white table cloths, silver service, with full staff, and we often went up in the dome cars to see the wild areas of the West as we wound our way through the mountains and plains. I made sure to sit in it when they washed the train in Denver.
True enough . . . you don’t have to be a little boy to enjoy steam engines and model railroads. My grandfather, father, uncle, and boy cousins all had sets and I loved playing with them. My most memorable ride was from Calgary to Vancouver in mid-winter.
Good views of the snowplow in action: Cumbres and Toltec Rotary steam powered snowplow gets to work 2020 Part 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPnhFXcgLPM