Monday, July 20, 2009

Locomotive Mystery


No, you aren't hallucinating. This really DOES look like an old locomotive sitting in the middle of the countryside on the way to Six Mile Creek.

Anybody got an idea about how it ended up there?

Thanks to Nancy Kenfield for submitting her photo of this unusual find!

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

I can think of a great title...

The track ran out.

LOL

Amazing find, indeed.

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Jim Klenke said...

Very cool, I would like to climb around on it, but I bet there are a lot of sharp rusty things sticking out.

Hilda said...

That is really odd! But I love how it looks.

Want to submit this post to Odd Shots Monday? It's absolutely perfect for that meme!

Pappy said...

You could probably find an old abandoned railroad track somewhere nearby. Pappy

Lowell said...

That's what happened to my train! I've been looking all over for it! I wonder how it got there? Barb?

Halcyon said...

I guess we all need a good mystery once in awhile!

Mary said...

Great photo....and very curious!

Unknown said...

Nope, no tracks...several of us checked it out a couple of years ago.

Mary Stebbins Taitt said...

WOW! very pretty and interesting--I love the colors and textures ont he engine.

penny said...

I think its one of the things in life that make you go... Hmmm!
Anyway its a great photo :D

Ming the Merciless said...

I love the Spanish moss on the trees. This scene reminds me of Cajun Louisiana.

Unknown said...

This is extraordinary. I maintain a website (www.steamlocomotive.info) and it is very rare to find a locomotive we didn't know about, but this certainly qualifies. I've added a page to our site for the locomotive, and would be extremely grateful for permission to use this photo to illustrate it.

Unknown said...

Would someone please be kind enough to give the exact location of this locomotive.
Thanks
British railway enthusiast who will be in the area!
Chris C London UK

Unknown said...

Would someone please confirm the exact location of this locomotive.
Chris C
UK enthusiast planning to be in the area.

Janet said...

Unknown, someone else took this photo, so I don't know the exact location except that it is on the south side of the Alabama River, and the road that goes to Six Mile Creek is the first one to the right across the Pettus Bridge.

Unknown said...

Thanks - Ive emailed the Council Recreation Department, explaing that this is our idea of recreation, to ask them what they might know!