>My dim opinion of the LIRR notwithstanding, I agree with you here.
>And to get really nostalgic about it (at the risk of giving J.
>Heartfield apoplexy), I have to say I consider steam locomotives the
>only really beautiful machines ever created.
C'mon Carl. The iMac is beautiful, just to take an example of something I've got 6 feet away from me.
Doug