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Author:	Les Beckman [ Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:53 pm ]
Post subject:	Steam swap?
Boyd Owens posted a news item in FLIMSIES about a swap of steam locomotives between Midwest Central and the Georgetown Loop. I know the pedigree of three of the engines involved, but not Midwest Central's number 1. I couldn't find any info about a number 1 on the MC web page. Anyone know the story? Thanks. Les

Author:	HOD Bill [ Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:54 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Steam swap?
Les- Coahuila & Zacetecas #1, A Baldwin engine. That's all I've found so far. Bill

Author:	Charlie [ Sat Jan 29, 2011 3:43 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Steam swap?
I think this is one of the 3 engines brought up by Early West Railways in Pomona, CA in the mid '60's. It later went to the San Diego Railroad Museum in Campo.

Author:

Brian Norden [ Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:32 pm ]

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Re: Steam swap?

Also see this thread on the narrow gauge discussion board:
Hot off the Web--Georgetown Loop

Reportedly the engines going to Georgetown loop operation are

Reportedly going to Midwest Central

● #12 2-6-2
Apparently the #12 and the #1 are too large for the operation at Mount Pleasant.

Author:	Jim Lundquist [ Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:58 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Steam swap?
The Pacific Southwest Railway Museum had CyZ No. 1 for several years. It's a Baldwin 2-8-0 built in 1897. It was at a restaurant in Anaheim many years before we got it. It came to us with it's original Stephenson valve gear. It came up from Mexico in 1965 along with CyZ No. 6 and 12 for a proposed Southern CA tourist operation that soon fizzled out. All of the narrow gauge engines went to various theme restaurants. See REPORT No. 189 for details and pictures.

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