Illinois Central 333

PMC · **Joined:** Sat Oct 17, 2015 5:55 pm **Posts:** 2304

Here is what it looked like last April (scroll down a bit, it is something called a WebP file which I can't copy and paste): https://www.thetowntalk.com/picture-gal ... 452411002/

elueck · **Posted:** Sat Jan 13, 2024 2:27 pm

The state of Louisiana took over the Tioga Commissary museum in the early 2000's and moved the caboose and the 333 there to create an "official state logging museum". It never took off as an attraction, and despite the large influence of state money and other grants, the structural condition of the building resulted in its closure. The foundation, substructure, floor, roof trusses and roof are all badly deteriorated and with the drying up of state money for all state museums (most of them are now closed), the Tioga museum was at the bottom of the list and now has been sold. Still don't know where in Ohio that the engine went, but the caboose is going to Jena, LA.

PMC · **Joined:** Sat Oct 17, 2015 5:55 pm **Posts:** 2304

elueck wrote:

Still don't know where in Ohio that the engine went

I checked the facebook pages of some of the usual suspects (AoS, HV, LM&M, CVSR, ORM, L&WV, Orrville, etc., plus the Cedar Point amusement park) and didn't see a mention of a new-to-them steamer as you would typically see, perhaps the Ohio members here can think of some obscure place it might end up and check their facebook pages. It may not be going to Ohio at all.

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:28 pm

PMC wrote:

Here is what it looked like last April (scroll down a bit, it is something called a WebP file which I can't copy and paste): https://www.thetowntalk.com/picture-gal ... 452411002/

ACTUALLY, DON'T CLICK ON THAT PAGE.

I clicked on the link, and my antivirus shut it down due to two separate infections.

PMC · **Joined:** Sat Oct 17, 2015 5:55 pm **Posts:** 2304

Alexander D. Mitchell IV wrote:

PMC wrote:

Here is what it looked like last April (scroll down a bit, it is something called a WebP file which I can't copy and paste): https://www.thetowntalk.com/picture-gal ... 452411002/

ACTUALLY, DON'T CLICK ON THAT PAGE.

I clicked on the link, and my antivirus shut it down due to two separate infections.

Could be, but I have several redundant AV programs that didn't say anything. That website looks like a Gannett website, and they generally are OK. I wonder if it has something to do with the odd photo format.

Steamguy73 · **Joined:** Wed Dec 24, 2014 3:15 pm **Posts:** 595

News from Ahead of the Torch.

Supposedly IC 333 has ended up in Indiana, not Ohio, according to comments from Kelly Lynch on Ahead of the torch.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/AOTTORC ... 7S9Ucbxw6v

Overmod · **Joined:** Thu May 24, 2012 1:37 pm **Posts:** 2239

From the AOTT post: contact page for the railroad that would be used for operation

http://newerarailroad.com

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6408

Overmod wrote:

From the AOTT post: contact page for the railroad that would be used for operation

http://newerarailroad.com

Overmod - I guess I'm a bit confused. Did New Era Railroad purchase ICRR #333 with the idea of restoring it to operation, or is it a private party that made the purchase and has made arrangements to run the 0-6-0 over New Era rails after it is restored?

Les

Daylight25 · **Joined:** Wed Mar 23, 2022 11:00 pm **Posts:** 79

Les Beckman wrote:

Overmod wrote:

From the AOTT post: contact page for the railroad that would be used for operation

http://newerarailroad.com

Overmod - I guess I'm a bit confused. Did New Era Railroad purchase ICRR #333 with the idea of restoring it to operation, or is it a private party that made the purchase and has made arrangements to run the 0-6-0 over New Era rails after it is restored?

Les

More than likely a private party. Kelly did mention that the locomotive will operate on the New Era Railroad

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