Steam locomotive pulling smoke up a forested mountain railway – Vintage Wall Art
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Description
This rare historic image captures Steam locomotive pulling smoke up a forested mountain railway in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Steam locomotive pulling smoke up a forested mountain railway
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Smoke pours back from the stack of a steam locomotive as it labors up a forested mountain grade, the engine small against the trees and the slope. Mountain lines like this were built with switchbacks, trestles and heavy grades, so locomotives had to work hard and burn large amounts of coal or wood to haul their loads. Pictures of engines climbing through timber were popular in the age of steam, when railroads were pushing into remote country and the sight of a train working its way uphill stood for the reach of American industry.
| Original scan | 1,024 × 817 px |
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| Reference | 3546079365_08f285434d_o Mt |
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