Fire in the hole!!

[Tom W]

Got a rare opportunity to visit my favorite steam engine today; ol' number 610. Built in 1952 for the US army, she is said to be the last steam engine built for use in the US.

Here's a look inside:

http://www.pbase.com/photosbytom/image/41034367.jpg

And in action:

http://www.pbase.com/photosbytom/image/41034369.jpg

[kawter2]

belmondo should LOVE these

[marie]

love those shots Tom

they are really nice to see

[sparker1]

Great shots, especially the boiler.

[Tom W]

Thanks all! Appreciate the comments. I really enjoyed the visit in the engine of this great train.

[stoneylonesome]

Great shots, the first one is real hot stuff. :lol: :lol:

[flyfisher]

Nice shots , I really like the first one.

[Belmondo]

belmondo should LOVE these

And somehow he managed to miss it.

Thanks for letting me know about this, Tom

These are glorious shots. It's hard to imagaine that the last new steam engines were built over 50 years ago. It's even harder to imagine what the cab of a steam locomotive must have been like as a working environment.

Well done, Tom

[RJSorensen]

Train shots are good . . . steam is even better. Nice work.