A Day at San Francisco Zoo, Chapter Three

[SteveSabbai]

Dad: "did you see the train?"

Baby: "you do realize im jus a baby i cant understand what your saying" :)

...i think that train looks very kool...

[CGiordano464]

wat an ugly live steamer! still fun to operate tho

[sffoggydays]

Kids love this engine! Thanks for the comment.

[CGiordano464]

haha well...the kids do. it is a rather funny looking loco

[rexman92]

@CGiordano464 i agree its not the best lloking one but id never say its ugly

i just think ist more so as far as looks go miss-sized

[CGiordano464]

@rexman92 yes the way the rods look at the wheels make it seem to toy like. I'd make it a mogul and elongaite it if it were mine but thats a lot of strutual work on money to sepnd on something I guess for just appearence but I'm sure it suits them for all the kids that ride it

[rexman92]

@CGiordano464 to me it seems like the boiler and wheel spacing is more of the problem thus creating illusion that its miss sized on the wheels cuz i mean it seems a bit too short i can under stand its a 0-4-0 and there normaly sort but like on a normal basis there be some space b-tween them but in this case its crazy its like theres no room for the look of the wheels to breath and the boiler also seem like it gets thin wayy too soon from the back to the front.

[rexman92]

@CGiordano464 and yes it would take alot of work and money for a cosmedic rebuild

so atleast its in working condishion

if i knew how to build steam engines id proble donate a better looking and preforming one my self for no cost

cuz to me the payment is the enjoyment of the work and knwoing you heling loads of kids learn about zoo animales wich no one can put a price on

[rexman92]

@rexman92 i ment 4-4-0 >.< doh