@BillYo414 posted:Thanks for trying @Mellow Hudson Mike
@rthomps great photo!
I hope 611 can keep running. I guess I assumed the plan was to keep it running besides downtime for maintenance.
I would say the biggest steam engine in my future will be 1309 at Western Maryland Scenic Railroad if I making it back this year. Maybe then I'll get a sense of scale for mainline steamers. I knew they were big but I think I underestimated the size.
It is understandable to underestimate the size since there is a great mix of engines of varying sizes out there. Some places have medium sized diesels, and small steam engines, others have large diesels, medium sized steam or smaller. Only a few spots have larger locomotives of both kinds.
Steamtown in Scranton PA has a lot there, most don't run because of their state, or the cost as well as other factors that contribute to it being as is. With that being said though, even standing still they are very imposing. I saw the Big Boy they have out there and was in awe of it's size. Granted it was not in the best shape as it had not been painted in some time, so it didn't look so good compared to other steam locomotives on the sight. If you really want to take things in see about going there when they have a good event going, see about taking in everything. Granted the best thing to do would spend at least two days there to try and get everything in. I've been there only twice, once inside Steamtown, the other at the neighboring Trolley Museum.
Trolley Museum you can take a ride out on the rails out through the wilderness. I saw it like that because some spots are slightly overgrown off the tracks. Most of the old rails are hard to see, but you notice where they ran because of the surrounding land and the dips in it. I don't remember how long the ride was, but we had gotten out there just after 12, took the trolley ride, went to the Italian Festival(was during Labor Day Weekend), and came back to look through the Trolley Museum. 5 o'clock came fast, but I think that was because we spent about an hour and change eating.
