"SURVEY for the Steam Heads."

just to have some fun here is a survey about steam engines and my answers, so now what is yours?


(Put your answer in parenthesis)

1. What are your top four steam RR's? (Durango & SIlverton, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Hesston Steam Museum, Huckleberry railroad )

2. Top four steamers? (DRGW 473, DRGW 463 and DRGW 315, New Mexico Lumber Co shay 7)

3. Favorite whistle(s)? (nothing beets DRGW 463's whistle)

4. Canadian steam or American? (for standard gauge both are nice but if it was narrow gauge, american.)

5. How bout foreign steam? (German engines like the one at Hesston)

6. Shortline steam or mainline? (short line, unless it is a narrow gauge mainline)

7. Favorite mainline steamers? (MR 261, UP 844 and 3985)

8. Ever been in a steam locomotive cab? (New Mexico Lumber Co shay 7, D&S 478, D&S 480, DRGW 464, Hesstons german 0-8-0, Hesstons 0-4-0, C&NW 1385, Polson Logging Co. #2, and there is quite a few more )

9. LEAST favorite steamer? (i do not care for the camelbacks )

10. Loudest whistle you've ever heard? (the European whistle on hesston's german 0-8-0

11. Loudest stack talk? (two Denver Rio Grande k-36s double heading up grade)

12. And finally, favorite SENTIMENTAL steamer? (NEw Mexico Lumber Co shay 7 cause i worked on her and the first steamer i saw in Durango D&S 473 when i was 5 )