Heavy fuel oil fired "Mikado" 141 R 1244 (former French Railway SNCF, today operational for association Mikado 1244 in Brugg), built in 1946 by Montreal Locomotive Works, with a 11 car train on th... (more)
Heavy fuel oil fired ex French Railways "Mikado" 141 R 1244 (2-8-2) is on the way back home and racing through Amriswil (line Romanshorn-Frauenfeld-Winterthur) with about 100 km p.h.
PHOTO JEAN PIERRE HAMEAU
These american built Mikados are waiting for a next train.
In the shadow of the shed in the background, is hidden their foe: a diesel engine. Four years later, steam ... (more)
Montreal built "Mikado" 141 R 1244 (former French Railways SNCF) in Lyss. The heavy fuel oil fired 2-8-2 is operated by association "Mikado 1244" and based in Brugg AG. After a 12 year overhaul sh... (more)
The staff of the dining car CIWL 2749 posing on the buffer beam of the 141 R 1244, after a journey of 340 kilometers, at the buffer stop in Zurich main station. A beautiful steam train ride with e... (more)