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140-C-38 disguised as 140-K-3 during a movie shooting

This junction looks unchanged for many decades. The picture might have been shot in the 1960's.

Patriotic steam!
Rouget de Lisle is the author of The Marseillaise.
As Wikipedia says: Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, sometimes spelled de l'Isle or de Lile (10 May 1760 – 26 June 1836),... (more)

The engine who made rainbows and clouds...

A very sad day in France

As my friend Jean-Marc Frybourg is posting pictures of today's 140-C-38 in tourist service, I think it appropriate to show this engine in not so good con... (more)

The 140 C 38 steams at Chatillon sur Seine before returning to Nuits-sous-Ravières with a special train ending the steam era in France. Inside the shed rest two diesel engines : a BB 66000 (SNCF)... (more)