The locomotive Tioga leaving the Norris Brothers Works in Philadelphia under a full head of steam, circa 1848. (Daguerreotypist unknown.) [ 2646 x 1907 ]
Right cute little thing, that! But look how close it is to those houses, though! … the occupants of those would soon get weary of that , though were it a novelty at first.
And I so long for the days of just being able freely to walk on railway tracks: all this fencing & "keep out" is just an unconscionable outrage against freedom-of-passage-about!
EuphoricWrangler
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PerryPattySusiana
Right cute little thing, that! But look how close it is to those houses, though! … the occupants of those would soon get weary of that , though were it a novelty at first.
And I so long for the days of just being able freely to walk on railway tracks: all this fencing & "keep out" is just an unconscionable outrage against freedom-of-passage-about!