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Old Posted: Aug 17, 2012, 7:08 PM
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Steam Locomotive riding the rails in Pittsburgh (NKP 765)

It's a site rare enough to not be seen in Pittsburgh since 1993.































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Old Posted: Aug 17, 2012, 7:20 PM
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Incredible, thank you
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Old Posted: Aug 17, 2012, 7:39 PM
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Old Posted: Aug 17, 2012, 8:08 PM
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Old Posted: Aug 17, 2012, 8:13 PM
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I don't think I've ever seen such a machine working, it looks cool. Those were wonderful machines back to their days.
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Old Posted: Aug 17, 2012, 9:25 PM
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Awesome!

Incredible pictures. Thanks for showing. I like that steam locomotive with Pittsburgh´s skyline in the background.

Congrats and greetings from Madrid, Spain.
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Old Posted: Aug 17, 2012, 10:29 PM
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Beautiful pictures of a Beautiful engine
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Old Posted: Aug 18, 2012, 1:45 AM
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Cool. What was it there for?
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How in the hell did I miss this? Damn it! Ah well, at least those photos are awesome enough to look at for half the day!

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Old Posted: Aug 18, 2012, 3:28 PM
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This one is epic. Black steam engine, black monolith in rear.

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Old Posted: Aug 18, 2012, 7:03 PM
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I'm lovin' this. Thanks Matt.
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Very, very cool!

Thanks, Flash!
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Old Posted: Aug 20, 2012, 2:40 AM
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Old Posted: Aug 20, 2012, 2:43 AM
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According to the newspaper, it's coming back through tomorrow.
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