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Nostalgia & History > If these machines could talk...........................Date: 11/25/12 09:11 If these machines could talk........................... Author: bxa1 I spent the day on Saturday 11.24.2012 at the Santa Express event at Mid-Continent Railroad Museum in North Freedom Wisconsin. I wandered around the property, looking at the equipment, and thinking of the "glory" days of railroading. If these machines could talk............
Photo-1 ATN #401 http://www.midcontinent.org/collectn/steam/wi41.html Photo-2 CNW #1385 (ALCO, March 1907)....will celebrate its 106th birthday in 2013 http://www.midcontinent.org/collectn/steam/cnw1385.html Photo-3 SOO Line #2645 http://www.midcontinent.org/collectn/steam/soo2645.html    Date: 11/25/12 09:16 Re: If these machines could talk....................... Author: bxa1 Photo-4
Copper Range #29 http://www.midcontinent.org/collectn/steam/crr29.html Photo-5 LS&I boxcars Photo-6 Rotary SnowPlow http://www.midcontinent.org/collectn/service/osl762.html    Date: 11/25/12 09:20 Re: If these machines could talk....................... Author: bxa1 Photo-7
MILW RD #988 (ALCO) http://www.midcontinent.org/collectn/DIESEL/milw988.html Photo-8 MCRY #7 (ALCO) http://www.midcontinent.org/collectn/DIESEL/mcry7.html Photo-9 MCRY #1256 (BALDWIN) http://www.midcontinent.org/collectn/DIESEL/mcry1256.html    Date: 11/25/12 10:23 What do you mean, "IF"? Author: fredkharrison What do you mean, "IF"? They still talk. The question is, "ARE WE LISTENING?"!!!
Fred Harrison Central Point, OR CORPpower/JSS/EORS Date: 11/25/12 14:21 Re: What do you mean, "IF"? Author: Frisco1522 What's the water capacity of the Soo Line tender?
Date: 11/25/12 15:47 Re: If these machines could talk....................... Author: bxa1 Today (Nov 25-1961), a group of MidContinent Railroad Museum members, purchased the CNW 1385 from the CNW for $2800.00
bxa1 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I spent the day on Saturday 11.24.2012 at the > Santa Express event at Mid-Continent Railroad > Museum in North Freedom Wisconsin. I wandered > around the property, looking at the equipment, and > thinking of the "glory" days of railroading. If > these machines could talk............ > > Photo-1 > ATN #401 > http://www.midcontinent.org/collectn/steam/wi41.ht > ml > > Photo-2 > CNW #1385 (ALCO, March 1907)....will celebrate its > 106th birthday in 2013 > http://www.midcontinent.org/collectn/steam/cnw1385 > .html > > Photo-3 > SOO Line #2645 > http://www.midcontinent.org/collectn/steam/soo2645 > .html Date: 11/26/12 06:07 Re: If these machines could talk....................... Author: YG I recall that ALCO #7 has a beautiful sounding air horn.
Steve Mitchell http://www.yardgoatimages.com Date: 11/26/12 16:31 Re: What do you mean, "IF"? Author: Hillcrest Frisco1522 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > What's the water capacity of the Soo Line tender? I'd say around 8 gallons...give or take a gallon. Cheers, Dave Date: 11/27/12 03:19 Re: What do you mean, "IF"? Author: bxa1 now a great lawn sprinkler :^)
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