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I forgot I had a second file, here are a few more cool odditys...

 

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An interesting steam motor coach, a predecessor to the McKeen Motor Car.  A failure, but still an experiment to see if a steam engine could power such a vehicle.  Steam Motor Cars with a reasonable success rate didn't come around until about the 1920's.  Sadly steam started going out only 20 years later, destroying the chance of many of the cars being built. 44

A rare photo of the Adams Express, created in 1899 to 1900, it was designed to be perfectly aerodynamic.  As I remember, one trial showed speeds of 80MPH.45

The more common photo of the Adams Express. 32

An interesting steam motor car, Although interesting to look at, I would like to see one of these built in O scale.  31

Possibly a knock off of the McKeen Cars?  This trailer car was home built in Alaska (If I remember right.)57

Another Steam Coach attempt. 69

ATSF Switcher engine.

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The "GG1/2"

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Another view.

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Not really an oddity, but interesting non the less, who can name her first?

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