Pere Marquette 1225 wasn't the only steam locomotive operating in April.
We were lucky enough that the staff of the Huckleberry Railroad had their annual work (including a new ashpan for D&RGW 464) done in time for our visit.
Alaska 152, complete with butterfly pilot:
D&RGW 464 (masquerading as 453 for the early part of the day):
And our hosts:
152:
Marty Knox, Engineer
Mike Booker, Fireman
Matt Folland, Student Fireman
Bill Cesario, Conductor
453/464:
Chester (Ray) Cash, Engineer
Mike Horton, Engineer
Dennis Braid, Student Engineer
Gary Mahnke, Conductor
On the Ground:
Ricky Sims
And special thanks to Huckleberry RR CMO Paul Dalleska for putting together a great show.
JAC