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  Hi Readers, Wanted to give an update about Steam Trains Posts #45-48 & O&A Editions Part 22. Steam Trains Posts #45-48 On Sunday November 6th, will be a release of #45-48. So far on this blog, I've covered 28 standard gauge Engines from Thomas and Friends Franchise. So to keep on track with this title, Steam Train Posts #45-47 will be about three characters from Thomas and Friends Franchise along with another real steam engine that is not associated with Thomas and Friends Franchise. Release Date will be 11/6/22 between 11am-12pm Opinion & Answer Edition Part 22 On Friday November 4th, will be a release of part 22 of Opinion & Answer. Opinion & Answer Part 22: will be about the railroad track Gauge (Standard, Narrow, Broad ,Miniature ,Break of Gauge, Dual and Nominal gauge Railroad.) as I've covered Standard, Narrow and Miniature Gauge steam engines on this blog. Release Date will be 11/4/22 between 12pm-12:15pm. Its fun covering Standard,narrow and minia...

  Billy Halloween    Hi All,  First off, Happy Halloween to all or  to those who are  Catholics and Anglican Christians  Happy " All Saint's Eve" or "All Hallow's Eve" (to cover my bases for October 31st's holiday)  I want to share my own spooky tale that has a happy ending to the tale.  To celebrate Halloween, I made a spooky tale of a tender engine from the Blue Diamond Historical/heritage railway that got a shock while heading to Timmy Copper Scrapyard   Summary of the Tale: Its a spooky tale of Joey a tender engine from the Blue Diamond Historical/Heritage Railway that got a spooky shock at Timmy Copper Scrapyard where in the ending he saves couple of engines from the scrapyard. Click the link above to read the tale to find out. To read the spooky tale, click the link below to enjoy. Link to my Halloween 2022 tale =>  Joey the Tender Engine’s Spooky Tale  (Its a PDF document from my google drive)  Please note the ...

Thomas & Friends: Never Over look a Little Engine Song Cover   Hi all,  Its Conductor Wolf. This is a special post that was in the making about the engines that I covered so far on this blog. After five months of preparation in the work, I'm ready to publish the list. Below is the list that contains the standard,narrow and miniature gauge engines that were covered on this blog up to Sunday October 16th,2022 Steam Train Posts series.   Keep in mind two things about this list: This is my list of steam locomotives  The list will keep being updated but this is the only published list for now. Engines in () are the Thomas and Friends characters both (Railway Series & TV Show) next to their real life counterpart  =========================================================================== Standard Gauge Engines Billinton E2 Tank Engine (Thomas) Furness Railway K2 (Edward) L&YR Class 28  (James) Avonside 0-4-0ST Saddle Tank Engine  (Percy) G...

Willie Blaze  Greeting Reader,  As we come to the end of the month of October, I wanted to inform you all that Sunday 10/23/22 there will be no Steam Train Posts along with no Opinion & Answer Edition on Friday 10/28/22.  The reason is that next week will be spent preparing for Sunday Oct 30th & Monday Oct 31st posts that will be released. Below is what will be released:  Sunday Oct 30th-No Steam Train Posts Special Posts titled "Covered Engines" meaning a special post about all the engines from Thomas and Friends Media (Books & TV Show) that I covered  so far on my blog from Standard-Narrow-Miniature Gauge engines Monday Oct 31st- Special Halloween Post 2022   To celebrate Halloween, I want to release a special Halloween post. For this, I'm doing a fictional spooky tale w/ happy ending along with other special surprises.  But don't Worry.... The Steam Train Posts & Opinion & Answers editions will return on November 4th ...

As we continue on our train journey, we arrive at our 41st stop. With this train trip, we leave Great Western Railroad in UK we make our way south to South Africa on the continent of Africa to view their 0-4-0T Dock Shunter engine on the South African Railway.  Steam Train Post #41: South African Dock Shunter 0-4-0ST Details Railroad/Basic: South African Railway/Harbor Class Shunter Engine: Saddle Tank Engine Shunter Designer: Hudswell, Clarke and Company  Builder: Hudswell, Clarke and Company Built (Year): 1903-> 2 locomotives Withdrawn: 1964 =>2 real locomotive Number of Wheels: 4 wheels Configuration: 0-4-0ST Preserved: 1 real locomotive (Stormberg) with Thebus presumably scrapped  ================================================================ South Eastern & Chatham Railway P Class Locomotive As we continue on our train journey, we arrive at our 42nd stop. With this train trip, we leave South African Railway South Africa on the continent of Africa ...

As we continue on our train journey, we arrive at our 40th stop. With this train trip, we leave  Roots of Motive Power in Willits, CA and travel back across the Atlantic to United Kingdom. After arriving back in UK we make our way back to the Great Western Railroad to see their narrow gauge Rheidol Tank engines.  GWR Rheidol Tanks Details Railroad/Basic: Great Western Railroad /Narrow Gauge Rheidol Tank engines Engine: Rhediol Tank Locomotive  Designer: Charles Collett Builder: GWR Swindon Works Built (Year): 1923-1924 3 Locomotives built  Configuration:  2-6-2T Top Speed: 20 mph/32 kph Preserved: 3 real locomotive

As we continue on our train journey, we arrive at our 39th stop. With this train trip, we leave Durbin & Greenbrier Valley railroad in Elkins,Virginia and travel over to Roots of Motive Power in Willits, CA to see Bluestone and Smelting number 1.  Bluestone Mining and Smelters Heslier Details Railroad/Basic: Bluestone Mining and Smelters Heisler Locomotives  Engine: Heisler Locomotive  Designer: Bluestone Mining and Smelters Company  Builder: Heisler Locomotive Works Built (Year): 1916 In Service: Bluestone Mining and Smelters  Wheel Configuration: 2 Truck Heisler design Configuration:  0-4-4-0 Preserved: 1 real locomotive

Middle Fork Climax No.9 on Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railway  As we continue on our train journey, we arrive at our 38th stop. With this train trip, we leave Meadow River Lumber Company in Rainelle, West Virginia  and move on over to Elkins, West Virginia to visit Durbin & Greenbrier Valley railroad to see their Middle Fork Climax No. 9.  Middle Fork Climax No.9  Details Railroad/Basic: Middle Fork Climax No. 9/Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Engine: Class C Climax Locomotive  Designer: Moore-Keppel & Company Builder: Climax Locomotive Works Built (Year): 1919 100 Locomotives  Withdrawn: 1958  Configuration: 3 Truck Climax design  Preserved: 3 real locomotives *Note: Above is based on my research with some information found on the following website: https://mountainrailwv.com/ (Fun Fact: Cass Scenic Railroad runs fully on Shay,Climax and Heisler Geared Powered Engines that operate on the railway for passenger trains along with di...

  Meadow River Lumber Company 1 at Steamtown National Site As we continued on  the history train journey, we arrived at our 37th stop. With this train trip, we leave Midland Railway and once again travel across the Atlantic to Rainelle, West Virginia to visit Meadow River Lumber Company to see their number 1 shay geared locomotive. Meadow River Lumber Company 1 Details Railroad/Basic: Shay Locomotive Engine: Class B Shay Locomotives   Designer: Lima Locomotive Works/John and T.W. Raines  Builder: Lima Locomotive Works Built (Year): 1910 77 Locomotives  Withdrawn: 1960  Configuration: 2 Truck Shay Preserved: 1 real locomotive Further details can be found here by clicking this link => Meadow River Lumber Company 1