I passed on one the other day, needs to be in the 40's and 50's.
For all of You Train Lovers
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Logging train pulled by a shay engine in West Virginia. Nite the men riding on the engine.
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Merrill and Ring Logging company Shay locomotive, probably in Clallam County, Washington state USA.
Huffing and puffing, the Freedom Train pulled into the White River Junction, Vt., station on Sunday, April 13, 1975, in front of a shivering crowd which jammed the station platform for a glimpse of the nation's 22-car, steam-pulled train. It was a refueling stop and exhibition was not opened to the public, but for steam train buffs, seeing the iron monster was reward enough. (Valley News - Larry McDonald)
A Look Back: Last train from White River Junction marked the end of the steam era - Valley News
The General Locomotive on display in Georgia.
Visit - Southern Museum
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The Southern Museum is home to the General locomotive, made famous during the Civil War’s Great Locomotive Chase of 1862.
The General is an American type 4-4-0 locomotive that weighs, when including its tender, approximately 50,300 pounds. The General was built in 1855 in Paterson, New Jersey, by Rogers, Ketchum, and Grosvenor for Georgia’s Western & Atlantic Railroad (W&A). It cost $8,850.
The General initially served passengers and freight, but during the Civil War, it also moved troops and equipment. At the end of hostilities, the General was returned to service running between Atlanta and Chattanooga.
The General was retired in the early 1890s in lieu of more powerful modern locomotives. It subsequently traveled to fairs, reunions, and conventions around the country, including the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The General moved under its own power for the last time in the 1960s to commemorate the Civil War centennial. In 1972, the General returned to Kennesaw, Georgia, where it was placed on permanent display a few hundred yards from where it was stolen in 1862.
Visit - Southern Museum
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The Southern Museum is home to the General locomotive, made famous during the Civil War’s Great Locomotive Chase of 1862.
The General is an American type 4-4-0 locomotive that weighs, when including its tender, approximately 50,300 pounds. The General was built in 1855 in Paterson, New Jersey, by Rogers, Ketchum, and Grosvenor for Georgia’s Western & Atlantic Railroad (W&A). It cost $8,850.
The General initially served passengers and freight, but during the Civil War, it also moved troops and equipment. At the end of hostilities, the General was returned to service running between Atlanta and Chattanooga.
The General was retired in the early 1890s in lieu of more powerful modern locomotives. It subsequently traveled to fairs, reunions, and conventions around the country, including the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The General moved under its own power for the last time in the 1960s to commemorate the Civil War centennial. In 1972, the General returned to Kennesaw, Georgia, where it was placed on permanent display a few hundred yards from where it was stolen in 1862.
Daughter took this pic in NY, owner said it still runs. Told my daughter I want one. 
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