Beautiful shot of ol' 142. I have an exact model of her in HO Scale, made by Bachmann with factory DCC.

Sweet! :D

Oh look, the smokebox has a happy face.

yeah lots of steam locos did have that "face" on them
Marker lights - eyes
headlight - nose
curved bar - smiley mouth

I'll bet this loco is a LHD & not a RHD like USA locos were made
I've always felt these locos were copies of American locos

This class IS a copy of a much older branchline loco class. Something like 1920 or so. I've heard it said that this thing is both newer (Built in 1980 or so) and older than... I think they were comparing it to something built in about 1940.

yeah made in China I'll bet

Just copied this from the Town of Phillipsburg's 'page:
New York Susquehanna & Western #142 is a Class SY 2-8-2 Mikado-type 2-8-2 steam locomotive built in 1989 by the TangShan Locomotive Work in the Peoples Republic of China. It is among the last steam locomotives built in the entire world! The Passenger cars which travel with the NYS&W # 142 are former Long Island Railroad commuter coaches built in the 1950s and beautifully restored in the 1990s.

This loco features 1980s metallurgy and fabrication/manufacturing/construction tech applied to a design from the 1920s. Specifically ALCO designs shipped to Japan and Korea.

Thanks. X3 *hugs*

THIS IS FREAKIN BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! I love steam locomotives!

Hmmm... Says here, "Made in China". What?!? Oh. Right. This is a Tang Shan SY class unit.
Lovely shot of this Asian import.

Really nice looking steamer. Nice photo!

simply marvelous