Gone But Not Forgotten....

Since the very thought of a steam locomotive being scrapped is not something an enthusiast would care to witness I have not come across very many photographs on the internet. The passage of time has not made it any easier to view but it is a record that is nonetheless fascinating - especially the speed at which the act of cutting up the large numbers of locomotives lined up awaiting their turn to be reduced to a pile of rusted metal was performed.No doubt the railways could not phase operations over to diesel power fast enough once the decision was made. Hindsight always makes one wonder why a few more examples were not saved. Many more images are to follow but here are three. The Kodachrome slides are dated between April 1959 to March 1960 and were taken in the Fort Rouge yard.