For the Hot Rod Fans (Jet Train will appreciate)

[J3a-614]

From Railway Preservation News:

http://server.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=29569

Have fun!

[Jim Banner]

Very much along the lines of the the Vulcan 0-4-0T that is Saskatchewan's only operation steam locomotive.  The biggest difference is the enclosed cab - ours is open across the back, even though it was used in the salt mines down to 40^o below zero.

Jim

[jettrainfan]

now if only they could get it to a drag strip....

[J3a-614]

Going a bit off-topic for now, I was at an old car show today, and one of the interesting cars there was a "rustoration" (preserved existing vintage finish) 1937 Ford coupe, with a 1949 Cadillac engine in it and a two-speed overdrive rear end (which may have been a factory option job from when the car was new).

The current and third owner of the car said the second owner (who had it until quite recently) had purchased this car in 1949, and installed the big engine in it in 1951, picking it up after the Caddy it was in had been wrecked.  This second owner lived near Beckley, W.Va., and while he denied ever doing anything illegal with the car, the combination would have been considered a classic moonshine runner's car!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ac-0dmp8Bk