C&O 500 at the Fair
Technology that failed
Date:
8/4/1949
Location:
Chicago, IL
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Collection Of:
Lewis Schneider
Locomotives:
CO 500(John Henry)
Author:
Lew Schneider
Picture Categories: Roster
This picture is part of album:
Chicago Railroad Fair 1949
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John Danielson
General
Look at that...Great photo Lew!!!
1/23/2011 12:29:12 AM
Joe Musolf
General
Amazing shot. Thanks for sharing Lew!
1/23/2011 2:35:22 AM
Alan Fricker
General
Wonderful album-thanks Lew!!!!!! Failed technology? Maybe-but then again, maybe ahead of its time?
1/23/2011 9:08:18 PM
Bernie Feltman
General
Nice
1/25/2011 6:45:25 AM
David Farmer
General
Failed technology ? Not hardly. N&W, UP and Pennsy also had steam turnies. Today most of us get our electricity from steam turbine power plants. We see coal trains going to them everday.
6/23/2014 11:28:39 PM
David Farmer
General
As I recall the N&W steam turbine was called Jawn Henry (not John Henry). Not those on the C&O.
6/23/2014 11:31:40 PM
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