Steam Train Over the Forth Bridge

[cessna152towser]

What do you call the 4-6-2 type in Britain? We call them "Pacific" over here.

Yes, we also call them Pacifics.

[thescot]

I was raised by men who had been steam locomotive firemen (end engineers). My father and both grandfathers were railroad men who started out firing steam locomotives, so I was raised steeped in the romance and mystique of the beasts. I even worked on the RR myself for a summer during college. I have a collection of engines somewhere in my stuff, and a fine photo of my grandfather about 1923 or so standing with the other men who worked the switch engine and yards in a small town in Arkansas.

Thanks for the fine photos. It looks like you were headed for Hogwarts.

[GMan]

Those are all wonderful.