old steam trains

[Geek44]

Originally Posted by Whiterook

Brag away my friend....you've plenty to be proud of!

Yeah, I agree on the travel aspect...I sometimes think we'd be better off in this country if we had more rail service and less SUV's the size of Sherman Tanks! Plus, how cool is it to just sit back and read a book while the countryside rolls by! Get those G-damned bluetooth Borg ear pieces out folk's ears and slow them up a piece to smell the freakin' roses! Too much technology going on, you know?

Thanks for the compliments guys.
Y'know we sometimes get looked at like we're freaks because we choose 'life' over money and career. Out on a limb here folks but I sometimes wonder if there are in fact less humans in the world than we think. The world seems to be populated by folks on auto pilot with a few real people seeded here and there. Over here, people seem obsessed with plasma screen TVs. To me, it's only TV. It's passive. You only need to look at it. Get up, work, eat, watch TV, sleep. That's not life. Hmmm...the roses smell good today.

[cyberia]

Originally Posted by Geek44

Thanks for the compliments guys.
Y'know we sometimes get looked at like we're freaks because we choose 'life' over money and career. Out on a limb here folks but I sometimes wonder if there are in fact less humans in the world than we think. The world seems to be populated by folks on auto pilot with a few real people seeded here and there. Over here, people seem obsessed with plasma screen TVs. To me, it's only TV. It's passive. You only need to look at it. Get up, work, eat, watch TV, sleep. That's not life. Hmmm...the roses smell good today.

I could not agree more. We live where we live because we love it here. We both could have stayed in New York and made a lot more money by running into the office everyday, at all hours, and stayed with the pack.

We found a balance and are very happy we did. Hate to admit it, but we even like the bears.

[Geek44]

I LOVE the bears mate. I would feel priviledged to have 'em even though they mess up the barbeque. Our cockatoos destroy our plants and eat the window frames. Still hate to see 'em gone.

[Wustenfuchs]

Talk about reviving old threads!
The Flying Scotsman. What a beauty!

LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Hagen]

This is the Lumberjack Special it runs Mon-Sat spring thru fall and is located in Laona Wis. The ride takes you to, (ready for this Vitara) a logging museum.

[vitara]

Originally Posted by Hagen

This is the Lumberjack Special it runs Mon-Sat spring thru fall and is located in Laona Wis. The ride takes you to, (ready for this Vitara) a logging museum.

is there a link to this place... ?

[Geek44]

Hey vitara, check out YouTube. There's tons of steam loco videos there. My son and I watch 'em almost daily now.
Peace.

[Hagen]

Originally Posted by vitara

is there a link to this place... ?

Ask and ye shall receive.

Home of the Lumberjack Steam Train

[Whiterook]

There's a place in the State right above me, Vermont, that has old steam trains that take an excursion up North.....my wife and I have been on it a couple times, in the Fall viewing the spectacular foliage up there: Called The Green Mountain Flyer
Green Mountain Railroad - Trains Around Vermont

Check out the website, and the amazing gallery there! A sample from the gallery:
GM Flyer.jpg
"Engine 400 bringing the Green Mountain Flyer into Bellows Falls in the Summer of 1989. Photo by Shaun McGinnis"

[Wustenfuchs]

Originally Posted by Whiterook

There's a place in the State right above me, Vermont, that has old steam trains that take an excursion up North.....my wife and I have been on it a couple times, in the Fall viewing the spectacular foliage up there: Called The Green Mountain Flyer
Green Mountain Railroad - Trains Around Vermont

Check out the website, and the amazing gallery there! A sample from the gallery:
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"Engine 400 bringing the Green Mountain Flyer into Bellows Falls in the Summer of 1989. Photo by Shaun McGinnis"

Wow that's a great site! I wanna go!