| Railway Preservation News https://www.rypn.org/forums/ |
|
| Last Day of the Kettle Moraine https://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=23526 |
Page 1 of 2 |
| Author: | bobyar2001 [ Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Last Day of the Kettle Moraine |
Last day of operations for this Wisconsin tourist line, in 2001: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 721&nseq=5 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 726&nseq=2 Both engines saw their last revenue service in Idaho, No. 3 on the Craig Mountain Railway, and No. 9 on the Nezperce Railroad. The rails of those two lines, plus the Kettle Moraine are all now gone. |
|
| Author: | Robin Warren [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Last Day of the Kettle Moraine |
Where is #3 and #9 today? |
|
| Author: | scottychaos [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 8:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Last Day of the Kettle Moraine |
Robin Warren wrote: Where is #3 and #9 today?
National RR Museum in Green Bay. Scot |
|
| Author: | pm-man [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Last Day of the Kettle Moraine |
Are either of them still in operable condition? TJG |
|
| Author: | Stephen S. Syfrett [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Last Day of the Kettle Moraine |
I'm sure there is a thread here somewhere, but what about the passenger equipment. Did the cars also go to Green Bay or were they parceled out to several entities who bought the cars individually? |
|
| Author: | Steve Freer [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kettle cars |
I spotted their combine at the Santa Fe Southern in 2004. |
|
| Author: | jimwrinn [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kettle cars |
The 2-6-2 is still at North Lake. The Heisler is at Green Bay. Neither has operated since I've been here (3 years come October 27!) Best, Jim |
|
| Author: | Stephen S. Syfrett [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kettle cars |
I never saw the Kettle Moraine operation personally, but from the photo posted by Bob they don't appear to be the usual ex-DL&W/EL commuter cars. The clerestory seems higher than the commuter cars I've seen in photos of on so many operations. Even the New Georgia Railroad used a pair acquired with the Hartwell RR equipment when they were getting started. I wonder what happened to those two cars? |
|
| Author: | Les Beckman [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kettle cars |
jimwrinn wrote: The 2-6-2 is still at North Lake. The Heisler is at Green Bay. Neither has operated since I've been here (3 years come October 27!)
Best, Jim I managed to finally ride the KM on its last day of operation. The ride was quite good and it made me sad that I had not gone up there many more times to enjoy the operation. Surprised to hear that Prairie #9 is still at North Lake. I thought she had been sold (or donated) to someone. She is really quite a nice locomotive. Les |
|
| Author: | Dennis Storzek [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kettle cars |
You have to make the distinction between the DL&W cars built for steam train service (the so called Boonton cars) and the former electric MU cars. Some of the later may have been trailers, others have been demotored; all have the squished clerestory. 
"Boonton" car at MCRM 
MU trailer a t Osceola & St. Croix Valley (MTM) I recall the Heisler running around the loop at Green Bay at least one summer. . . '02? . . . '03? I haven't been back up there since. |
|
| Author: | colfaxstation [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 6:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Last Day of the Kettle Moraine |
The Colfax RR Museum got the remnants of the GN Barney & Smith car. You could shake the metal sides, it was so rotten. We're using the parts for restoring two other cars we have. The Milwaukee Barney & Smith car was still there in Feb '06 along with a CB&Q coach. The business car had been sold and moved, I believe the prior summer/fall. The open side excursion cars were still there too. |
|
| Author: | Alan Maples [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kettle cars |
There are two KM coaches (DL&W "Boonton" cars) at Green Bay, however neither happened to be in use when I visited four days ago. The one car "train" had a different coach, origins unknown to me, which appeared to have been modified with a large open vestibule on one end to facilitate handicap access. Alan Maples |
|
| Author: | Les Beckman [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kettle cars |
Alan Maples wrote: There are two KM coaches (DL&W "Boonton" cars) at Green Bay, however neither happened to be in use when I visited four days ago. The one car "train" had a different coach, origins unknown to me, which appeared to have been modified with a large open vestibule on one end to facilitate handicap access.
Alan Maples Alan - And the motive power of the train was..........? Les |
|
| Author: | junior [ Fri Aug 10, 2007 12:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kettle cars |
That combine and another coach were actually butchered CNJ cars...vestibles cut "open" to blend in with the actual DL&W coach(s) they had. Two cars ended up on SFS...the combine and a coach. |
|
| Author: | Alan Maples [ Fri Aug 10, 2007 10:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kettle cars |
Les Beckman wrote: Alan -
And the motive power of the train was..........? Les Les, it was an Alco switcher painted orange, and not being an expert on Alco switchers, that's all I can tell you about it. Alan Maples |
|
| Page 1 of 2 | All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ] |
| Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group http://www.phpbb.com/ |
|