Close encounters of the mechanical kind. A living tribute to the hands that built a nation and the machines that turned the soil and laid the foundations of western Canada. Drift along for the ride.
As a kid I always loved the newer machines today antiques like this I find amazing to see what my ancestors had to work with. The starting method alone is highly questionable 😂
You know the day she was on display at Union Station in Kansas. Union Pacific would’ve probably got some good attention and publicity for public relations if they sent the big boy and the living legend together to meet with her to be on display for photos and video shots
My father was a rear gunner he was able to survive the end of ww2 and immigrated to Australia and went to rest 1n 2010. By hell these young men were brave with iron balls !