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Nostalgia & History > Steam Mid-Continent Railway Museum Early 1960s -- Walt DunlapDate: 12/19/18 17:49 Steam Mid-Continent Railway Museum Early 1960s -- Walt Dunlap Author: MartyBernard 1 and 2. CNW 1385 at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum, North Freedom, WI on October 20 1963.
3. Chicago & Rock Island 9 at Mid-Continent Railway Museum train, North Freedom, WI August 1965.    Date: 12/19/18 17:50 Re: Steam Mid-Continent Railway Museum Early 1960s -- Walt Dunla Author: MartyBernard 4 and 5. Dardanelle & Russellville 9 at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum, North Freedom, WI August 1965.
6. Dardanelle & Russellville 9 at The Mid-Continent Railway Museum, North Freedom, WI October 1965. Enjoy, Marety Bernard Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/19/18 17:54 by MartyBernard.    Date: 12/19/18 18:01 Re: Steam Mid-Continent Railway Museum Early 1960s -- Walt Dunla Author: refarkas Thanks for sharing these true treasures.
Bob Date: 12/20/18 08:21 Re: Steam Mid-Continent Railway Museum Early 1960s -- Walt Dunla Author: ntharalson Nice stuff, Marty, thanks for posting.
I would like some clarification on "Chicago and Rock Island #9." I do not believe this is a Rock Island engine and would like to know its history. I believe the lettering is for a movie but don't know for sure. TIA for a reply. Nick Tharalson, Marion, IA Date: 12/20/18 08:35 Re: Steam Mid-Continent Railway Museum Early 1960s -- Walt Dunla Author: cabman Wonder what the FRA would say about the engineer in photo 5? All very nice pictures, but my favorite is #6. What's the word...bucolic?
Date: 12/20/18 21:48 Re: Steam Mid-Continent Railway Museum Early 1960s -- Walt Dunla Author: JoCoLB To Nick: For clarification, Rock Island No. 9, its tender and one coach were owned and maintained to tour the system during special events for many years. Its home base was in the former Rock Island round house at Herington, Kan., during the 1950s and 1960s. I believe the equipment had been acquired from a short line operation in Arkansas.
The accompanying picture was taken in Herington on an unknown date by local photographer Leo Ahl.  Date: 12/21/18 04:18 Re: Steam Mid-Continent Railway Museum Early 1960s -- Walt Dunla Author: gbmott JoCoLB Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I believe the equipment had been > acquired from a short line operation in Arkansas. The Warren & Ouachita Valley was an Arkansas short line serving the big Weyerhaeuser mill in Warren, Arkansas, and connecting with the Rock Island at Banks, Arkansas. It was abandoned about 1980 as I recall. Gordon |