Steam locomotive.......haulin' butt

[RICH MUISE]

This was posted on the Hamb...pretty cool.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/fun-ride-at-70.1001133/#post-11286404

[hiball3985]

And that is the smallest of the  three UP steam locos but great loco. I've ridden 3985 ( as in my screen name ) it's an articulate. They now have the largest called a BigBoy under restoration in Cheyenne. It was on loan to the railroad museum here in Pamona Calif where it was on static display. Moving it from the fairgrounds to Cheyenne was a major project.
I took a few shots during the move. Wait until this one hits the rails 

[RICH MUISE]

I knew some of the members were into the old locos...I never caught the connection to your tag name....I just thought you drank alot, lol. So, are they reproducing the shop manuals for those? It's really cool to see UP restoring it's history, and I'd sure like to see one of those big boys running. 

[hiball3985]

I just used the same screen name I use on my railroad forums, I'm lazy.. I quit drinking in 1985 except for on beer on Xmas and one on my sons birthday. Your not the only person who thought I was an alcoholic 

[Zapato]

Hiball wished I knew you were into trains before. Used to have a complete set of apprentice school books. Probably about 20 of them.  Published in the 20s. Gave them to a co-worker that is into model railroads.

Zap - 

[hiball3985]

Hiball wished I knew you were into trains before. Used to have a complete set of apprentice school books. Probably about 20 of them.  Published in the 20s. Gave them to a co-worker that is into model railroads.

Zap - 

Thanks Zap, hopefully he will make good use of them. I have actually been cleaning out and down sizing for a few years, threw away a 40 year collection of RR magazines and donated all the books to the library. I have cleaned out so much that the 57 is the first car to ever enter the garage in the 36 years I have lived here..