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[photos] Mighty steam

While visiting the Hanford site last Friday (also known somewhat mysteriously as the Department of Energy's Office of River Protection), I was distracted by this mighty steam locomotive.

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Note Gerry Nordley in that second picture for scale — the locomotive is approximately three Nordleys tall.

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Because nothing says nuclear power like heavy iron steam!

As usual, more at the Flickr set