Atomic Locomotive. Hmmm. That might still might be a few years away.


"Each and every steam locomotive has its own personality.
Some are energetic and lively. Others are just plain lazy.

We who run steam engines must face reality.
Every day, more and more diesels are replacing steam engines.
The transition from steam to diesel affects me as much as the old cavalaryman when they took away his horse and put him on a jeep.

I've run diesels as well as steam.
I've seen diesels replace steam locmotives.
I've seen the gas-turbine enter into the picture.
And who can say that some day I might possibly see an atomic locomotive."

- Engineer Arthur Franks
2:44-3:25