This is one incredible photo. For one, it shows how cramped a steam engine's cab really is, and second, I'm sure that any surviving Baldwin employees would love to have a copy of this photo showing this engine still
running strong 70 years and more after its construction!
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| Posted by FSWood on October 6, 2022 | |
Rather than describing it as cramped, let's advertise it as "economizing construction costs via the means of refraining from including unoccupied and thereby unnecessary volume."
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That's a creative and interesting shot--well done.
Now the engineer in my requests a similar shot taken with a ultrawide rectilinear lens, instead of a fisheye.
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Awesome ????
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FSWood has a great point! Baldwin was indeed probably trying to save every possible penny as was C&O in those days. We can all agree that it's great news to see a large, live, steam engine working these days. Now if they could only get sister engine 1308 out of that park in Huntington, WV and back in steam, too!!
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