Locomotives Entered Service

Famous quotes containing the words locomotives, entered and/or service:

    “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)

    “The Teutons have been singing the swan song ever since they entered the ranks of history. They have always confounded truth with death.”
    —Henry Miller (1891–1980)

    “But when with moving accents thou
    Shalt constant faith and service vow,
    Thy Celia shall receive those charms
    With open ears, and with unfolded arms.”
    —Thomas Carew (1589–1639)