Wow!! What a mighty and impressive combination of the great "last" of their types! Very cool!!
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That is a really amazing photo.
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This appears to be near Buford, WY. The clear stack on the 4-8-8-4 tells me it working very hard and efficiently. This is a rare shot on so many levels.
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I notice the headlights are not lit, In another great shot you posted from 1964 the headlights on the moving train were lit. I have noted that, at some point, the railroads did start using headlights during the day and I wonder if it was all at the same time, railroad by railroad or just haphazardly. This is somewhat from sheer curiosity and somewhat due to model lion the 1954 era.
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It might be that the lights are not on because the train is stopped.
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| Posted by Marc on July 28, 2015 | |
Great shot. The Veranda's didn't get much in the way of fanfair that the 8500's did.
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