Steam opposite!

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6482

The recent YouTube displays of Union of South Africa #60009 speeding by at 70+ m.p.h have been awesome. But here's one from the other spectrum:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilC2SPnX ... re=related

The video of ex-Soo Line class B-4 #353 is rough at best. And the engine has some non-prototypical features, including a cowcatcher and a horrible supplemental whistle. But the Brooks built 0-6-0 does put on a rather nice show on a stiff grade at the Western Minnesota Steam Threshermen Association property at Rollag, Minnesota.

Simple steam, but a nice Christmas present to readers of RyPN. May each of you have a most joyous Christmas!

Les

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Mon Dec 24, 2007 1:36 pm

In the spirit of sarcasm, I would instead suggest that the true "opposite" of the majestic sight of an A4 at neck-whipping speeds would be a video of one of the two or three "dieselized" steamers (NRM Green Bay, Stone Mountain Scenic, or an 0-6-0 in Canada for a while) clanking by asthmatically, then derailing, rolling over, and catching fire. <:-)

Alan S. Levy · **Posted:** Mon Dec 24, 2007 3:30 pm

Maybe it's just me, but that is a funny visual!

Happy Holidays!!!

John Bohon · **Joined:** Sun Aug 29, 2004 1:04 pm **Posts:** 625

This is a nice little engine. Running slow is what an 0-6-0 is all about so this one is doing just what it is designed to do. After years of struggling with the stephenson valve gear on PRR 643 I really envy these guys with their outside valve gear. I hope to see this one some day.

John Bohon

Hillcrest · **Posted:** Thu Dec 27, 2007 1:16 pm

Alan S. Levy wrote:

Maybe it's just me, but that is a funny visual!

Happy Holidays!!!

It's not just you...