American Steam Locomotive

[Nighthawk]

That, sir, is beautiful!! I'm envious- I have never gotten to see one of those!

On a side note, Alex, the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad occasionally rents out its trains to private groups. My family and I are tentatively planning to charter it this coming summer. If it happens, I'll make sure to keep you and all of X Marks posted. I want to make it a garbed event- we're inviting the Colorado Steampunks and just about local living history group, on the condition that all are garbed for the trip. It would be awesome to get a contingent of X Markers on this- X Markers from all over the world!

[BoldHighlander]

Nice find Alex!

Thanks for sharing it with us!

[Mike_Oettle]

What a fascinating find. Thanks for posting that, Alex.
If you visit some of the Welsh railways, you will sooner or later come across some South African steam.
One of our mighty Garratts (3ft 6in gauge) is running in that country, while a 2ft-gauge loco nicknamed a Kalahari (SA Railways Class NG15) and bearing the name Granny Smith is on another line thereabouts.
And at the time of D-Day there was an immense build-up of locos and rolling stock in southern England that was carried across to Mulberry Harbour and put to use on the French railways as the Allies advanced. It would be interesting to know what classes were involved and what examples survive.
Regards,
Mike