colorado hirailer posted:As a dedicated and fanatic steam fan who gives thanks he was there besides the tracks when they still rolled through , they are history. Technology has outraced history. I seek out restored and operating locos and lines, to experience history.
Exactly correct in my opinion. Steam locomotives were highly developed examples of advanced engineering that should be appreciated for their technology and historical importance. But technology is always advancing and no matter how much we may admire what is now familiar and current, something new and better will eventually replace it.
MELGAR
