Saturday, May 4, 2013

Behind Engine 75

click on photo to see all the steam

We chose to walk up to the engine and watch them feed the coal in... As you can see, not many made that choice. The boy in the center is Brandon, and his mom is to the right in the jeans. She is my friend Rene and is the lifeguard at the YMCA..


Did I mention the NOISE? woooo woooo and chug chug chug and bumpa lumpa bumpa lumpa woo woo woo'


Yes, we did get a little sooty, but it was worth it. These photos were taken in Feb 2010


18 comments:

Paula said...

Those are great, Sandra~ soot and all! *haha*

Marie said...

Looks like fun! Really cool last photo!

Suburban Girl said...

Great photos of a fun time.

diane b said...

Soot in your eye fun. TOH would love to ride that train.

Auntie sezzzzzz... said...

Really love the effect, of the last one! :-)

Anonymous said...

Great photos.

Unknown said...

Great pictures, very steamy indeed :) Looks like a lot of fun

RoeH said...

I love trains. In any shape or form.

TexWisGirl said...

i'd have probably not gotten too close. :)

laughed when your blog loaded and the blurb on your sidebar opened. SOOO true.

Rose said...

Wish I had been there with you!

Susannah said...

Great experience for your young friend.
I think trains are coming back. I hope so.

Ginny Hartzler said...

YES! I remember this one!!! My favorite steam shot is in the other post, and my favorite one here is the last one looking down that long thin roof. It looks like it goes on for miles. And the weird thing is, the underside is not black from smoke!!! Either that or they clean it every day...

Inger said...

I looked at them all in the enlarged version, so cool.

Debby@Just Breathe said...

Love the steam. I think there is always something mysterious about steam.

My Mind's Eye said...

Dad is in steam heaven
Thanks
Hugs madi

Ruth Hiebert said...

Fascinating pictures. My Hubby would have been able to spend a lot of time watching one of those engines.

S. Etole said...

Truly fascinating.

EG CameraGirl said...

So much FUN!