Most everything you bought or used was made in America. Broadcast TV was free. ( ok technically I guess it still is, but who uses an antenna, and do they really work ) Cable TV was commercial free ( remember that was the whole point in paying for it ) Home cooking was the norm ( fast crap didn't exi...

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Funny that somebody got an old Chevy truck into Sweden in the 80s.

Here is a Pontiac Trans-Am photographed in Scotland in 2009. Note the custom Florida plate on the front. We always seem to want what is not available.
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Another old photo. Somewhere in Scotland.
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Today's featured photo is 1910 Rock Island Steam Locomotive. About 360,000 pounds and large drive wheels for pulling passenger trains. Top speed 100 MPH. Retired in 1950's.
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During the 1950's most US trains switched to diesel power. Diesel locomotives were easier to maintain, did not require frequent stops to fill with water, and could go further before refilling. Lumpy coal is also harder to transfer than liquid fuels. New train technology is trying electric power. Thi...

During the 1950's most US trains switched to diesel power. Diesel locomotives were easier to maintain, did not require frequent stops to fill with water, and could go further before refilling. Lumpy coal is also harder to transfer than liquid fuels. New train technology is trying electric power. Th...

I don't know much about steam engines either, but they sure fascinate me as well. Here is a fairly recent photo taken at the CT Antique Machinery Museum in Kent, which is only 1/2 hour from my house. I have no clue what this engine is, but apparently it was used by a lumber company: DSC_0141.jpg I'...

The Union Pacific Railroad restored the 4014 steam locomotive several years ago. This is a 4-8-8-4 design which means it has 4 pilot wheels in the front, 8 drive wheels, a pivot point in the center, another 8 drive wheels, and 4 undriven wheels at the rear. Fuel oil is carried in the multiple axle c...