steam engines

These old relics are barely visible from Front St. which challenged me for a closer look. The tracks are behind chain link fencing and not intended for public access but I probed and found a homeless (hobo?) dirt path between snarling thorny berry vines.There were two locomotives that belong to the museum down track in Old Town Sacramento. They would be candidates for cosmetic restoration and static display some day. They are retired now but I did find an 8mm film clip from a train buff showing this very engine, in action, circa 1956: Pacing 5021

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