Famous quotes containing the words locomotives and/or built:
“The flower-fed buffaloes of the spring
In the days of long ago,
Ranged where the locomotives sing
And the prairie flowers lie low:—”
—Vachel Lindsay (1879–1931)
“Once I built a railroad, made it run,
Made it race against time ...
Now it’s done,
Buddy, can you spare a dime?”
—Yip Harburg (1898–1981)