Freight Steam Locomotive

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

“Admire a small ship, but put your freight in a large one; for the larger the load, the greater will be the profit upon profit.”
—Hesiod (c. 8th century B.C.)

“Wisely watch for the sight
Of the supernova burgeoning over the barn,
Lampshine blurred in the steam of beasts, the spirit’s right
Oasis, light incarnate.”
—Richard Wilbur (b. 1921)

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