Preserved Steam in USA?

[The Lukas]

I'm a bit of a steam enthusiast, I find the blend of charisma and power amazing. I've visited a few preserved lines over here, and was thinking of taking a taking a holiday to the west coast of America next year and was thinking if there's much steam left over there? It's just on the list of things I want to experience.

I understand all the Big Boys are out of service now, which is a shame.

[mrmaggit]

They are, but there is one on display at Cheyenne, Wyoming. Damn big thing it is, too.

There has recently been a series of programmes on Sky about preserved steam in the USA.

The biggest one is IIRC Steamtown. Scranton, Pennsylvania.

[mrloudly]

Biggest steam Loco I've ever seen was at the Henry Ford museum in Detroit, if you get a chance WELL worth a visit :-)

Andy M

[mrloudly]

http://www.hfmgv.org/museum/transportation.aspx

There you go, told you it was a monster!!

[Nickyboy]

http://www.up.com/aboutup/special_trains/steam/sch...

Union Pacific run some of the biggest steam loco's still in operation, including Big Boy IIRC

[BigS]

I drove past this one on my way out of Yosemite Valley to Oakhurst, unfortunately it was after the last train had gone so didn't stop.
http://www.ymsprr.com/

I also saw a few leaflets for this one while I was in San Francisco and Santa Cruz
http://www.roaringcamp.com/
and this place also cropped up on a few of the websites I looked at for ideas on pkaces to visit before I went
http://www.csrmf.org/