Freight Steam Locomotive

Famous quotes containing the words freight, steam and/or locomotive:

“People who make puns are like wanton boys that put coppers on the railroad tracks. They amuse themselves and other children, but their little trick may upset a freight train of conversation for the sake of a battered witticism.”
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894)

“The windows were then closed and the steam turned on. There was a sign up saying that no one could smoke, but you couldn’t help it. You were lucky if you didn’t burst into flames.”
—Robert Benchley (1889–1945)

“The American people have done much for the locomotive, and the locomotive has done much for them.”
—James A. Garfield (1831–1881)