tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post5126381095848554461..comments2023-07-02T09:22:57.566-05:00Comments on Confessions of a Train Geek: Steam Engine to Pass Through MaritimesCanadian Train Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525092107895665275noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-7325114444538082622011-03-23T18:20:00.746-05:002011-03-23T18:20:00.746-05:00It is a mystery to me why North American steam loc...It is a mystery to me why North American steam locomotives have all kinds of appurtenaces hanging off of them (pipes, air pumps, tanks, coils, etc.) while European locomotives, esp. British, are very clean with nary an extraneous bit. There must be some design considerations I'm missing.Blair Iveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428917942590969429noreply@blogger.com