Interesting Steamer

tomgears · **Posted:** Fri Dec 25, 2009 7:41 pm

This one came through on my flickr feed. It sure does look like she is missing some wheels but apparently not.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42309484@N03/4210379985/

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Sat Dec 26, 2009 12:02 pm

Apparently that was taken in 1976; she's now at the railway museum in Salzburg:

http://www.michaeltaylor.ca/Ind/11-slb.shtml

Look at the diminutive size of the electric switcher to which she's coupled; it almost compels one to scream "No, no no! COLD water, MILD soap....."

santafeboy · **Joined:** Tue May 26, 2009 12:42 am **Posts:** 113

I must say German steam locomotives are visually very unattractive

steaminfo · **Posted:** Sat Dec 26, 2009 2:23 pm

santafeboy wrote:

I must say German steam locomotives are visually very unattractive

Funny. A German acquaintance was just explaining to me how seriously ugly American steam locomotives are.

meuritt · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 4:06 pm

[quote="steaminfo"][quote="santafeboy"]I must say German steam locomotives are visually very unattractive[/quote]

Funny. A German acquaintance was just explaining to me how seriously ugly American steam locomotives are.[/quote]

I took a Chinese national friend camping, something he knew nothing about. Sitting around a campfire after a proper campfire meal he said "American food is good, but I always get hungry an hour later"