Steam show pics - Page 2 - The Firearms Forum

Ken W · 12-11-2011, 10:22 PM

Excellent pictures. Such fascinating machines. It's amazing how things have changed over the decades.

Songman · 12-14-2011, 12:06 AM

Great pics! It's funny though. I actually came into this thread expecting it to be 'steam punk' stuff. I guess I have been hanging around with the young crowd too much! haha

armoredman · 12-14-2011, 08:26 AM

Wow. That would have been awesome to see in person. Hmm, steam engines for long term survival, interesting thought.

The Duke · 12-14-2011, 09:11 AM

Several years ago, on a cool rainy afternoon, I was sitting at my computer when I heard an unmistakeable sound that I had heard many times before as a child...but not since I was 5 or 6 years old...

I grabbed my trusty camera, jumped in the truck and raced down the road a few miles where I knew I could get a passing view and take a few pics...

As a child, I remember it was 'an event' to see a diesel-electric engine come through town...We kids would talk about that for days...

This old engine is based in New Orleans and was making a promotional run to Shreveport...I was glad I heard the whistle and old enough to know what it was a steam whistle when I heard it.

Ken W · 12-14-2011, 04:57 PM

Nice pic, Duke. There's nothing quite like the sound of one of those. I used to live by a town, up north, that had a couple that they did regular runs for the tourists and locals that love the nostalgia. Some of them longer with dinner and a "murder mystery" to solve. I love that sound myself. You just don't want to park too close to where they go by unless you like a bunch of soot all over your vehicle.

Gun Geezer · 12-14-2011, 07:18 PM

They have a swell steam show every fall in Jacksonville, Illinois. I rarely miss it.

Shep · 12-18-2011, 10:11 AM

Harrison traction engine

Huber traction engine

Shep · 12-22-2011, 09:31 PM

13/40 Case

A couple of Port Hurons

25/75 Case

Gar Scott

35/110 Case

Shep · 12-25-2011, 08:10 PM

Shep · 12-31-2011, 12:52 AM

Wood Brothers 18-56

A pair of Nichols & Shepard 25-75s

Case 27-80

Case 17-50

12-31-2011, 01:08 PM

We had an old steam tractor in my home town once a year they would fire it up and run it. I don't think they do that anymore it just sits there. Not even sure what kind it is.

Here is a google maps link to where it sits.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=cornin...281.44,,0,3.81

Blackshirts · 12-31-2011, 01:57 PM

Is he brewing a tasty beverage?

Shep · 01-07-2012, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackshirts

Is he brewing a tasty beverage?

That little homemade engine does kind of look like a moonshiner`s dream.

Shep · 01-07-2012, 07:21 PM

12-11-2011, 10:22 PM	#26
Ken W V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 346	Re: Steam show pics Excellent pictures. Such fascinating machines. It's amazing how things have changed over the decades.

12-14-2011, 12:06 AM	#27
Songman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Houston, TX Contributor Posts: 272	Re: Steam show pics Great pics! It's funny though. I actually came into this thread expecting it to be 'steam punk' stuff. I guess I have been hanging around with the young crowd too much! haha

12-14-2011, 08:26 AM	#28
armoredman Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Proud to be in Arizona Posts: 1,380	Re: Steam show pics Wow. That would have been awesome to see in person. Hmm, steam engines for long term survival, interesting thought.

12-14-2011, 09:11 AM	#29
The Duke Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NW Louisiana Posts: 813	Re: Steam show pics Several years ago, on a cool rainy afternoon, I was sitting at my computer when I heard an unmistakeable sound that I had heard many times before as a child...but not since I was 5 or 6 years old... I grabbed my trusty camera, jumped in the truck and raced down the road a few miles where I knew I could get a passing view and take a few pics... As a child, I remember it was 'an event' to see a diesel-electric engine come through town...We kids would talk about that for days... This old engine is based in New Orleans and was making a promotional run to Shreveport...I was glad I heard the whistle and old enough to know what it was a steam whistle when I heard it. __________________ Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc'-ra-cy) - a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers.

12-14-2011, 04:57 PM	#30
Ken W V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 346	Re: Steam show pics Nice pic, Duke. There's nothing quite like the sound of one of those. I used to live by a town, up north, that had a couple that they did regular runs for the tourists and locals that love the nostalgia. Some of them longer with dinner and a "murder mystery" to solve. I love that sound myself. You just don't want to park too close to where they go by unless you like a bunch of soot all over your vehicle.

12-14-2011, 07:18 PM	#31
Gun Geezer Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,716	Re: Steam show pics They have a swell steam show every fall in Jacksonville, Illinois. I rarely miss it.

12-18-2011, 10:11 AM	#32
Shep V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 225	Re: Steam show pics Harrison traction engine Huber traction engine __________________ Wisdom does not come with age. It`s just that as you get older you become physically less capable of acting stupid.

12-22-2011, 09:31 PM	#33
Shep V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 225	Re: Steam show pics 13/40 Case A couple of Port Hurons 25/75 Case Gar Scott 35/110 Case __________________ Wisdom does not come with age. It`s just that as you get older you become physically less capable of acting stupid.

12-25-2011, 08:10 PM	#34
Shep V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 225	Re: Steam show pics __________________ Wisdom does not come with age. It`s just that as you get older you become physically less capable of acting stupid.

12-31-2011, 12:52 AM	#35
Shep V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 225	Re: Steam show pics Wood Brothers 18-56 A pair of Nichols & Shepard 25-75s Case 27-80 Case 17-50 __________________ Wisdom does not come with age. It`s just that as you get older you become physically less capable of acting stupid. Last edited by Shep; 12-31-2011 at 01:22 AM..

12-31-2011, 01:08 PM	#36
cpttango30 Adnanced Senior Member Posts: n/a	Re: Steam show pics We had an old steam tractor in my home town once a year they would fire it up and run it. I don't think they do that anymore it just sits there. Not even sure what kind it is. Here is a google maps link to where it sits. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=cornin...281.44,,0,3.81

12-31-2011, 01:57 PM	#37
Blackshirts Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Arizona Posts: 610	Re: Steam show pics Is he brewing a tasty beverage? __________________ Just my opinion. Don't go apes**t and jump down my throat about it.

01-07-2012, 07:21 PM	#39
Shep V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 225	Re: Steam show pics __________________ Wisdom does not come with age. It`s just that as you get older you become physically less capable of acting stupid.