Nice Historical vid. Thanks!! I used to help maintain the 208 and the other Steam Engines back in the mid 80's. I was there before the "tunel" was built and while it was under construction. The 208 was powered by a Ford 4 cyl engine and auto trans. Once in a while, in the evening, the drivers would go to fast and the train would jump the track. The next day we would go out and inspect the track. Occasionally we would have to use a porta-power to straighten the track. It was a fun job.
Nice Historical vid. Thanks!! I used to help maintain the 208 and the other Steam Engines back in the mid 80's. I was there before the "tunel" was built and while it was under construction.
The 208 was powered by a Ford 4 cyl engine and auto trans.
Once in a while, in the evening, the drivers would go to fast and the train would jump the track. The next day we would go out and inspect the track. Occasionally we would have to use a porta-power to straighten the track. It was a fun job.